Not posting this as a problem as much as wondering if others have experienced similar behavior.  Last night I during a VA flight I was approaching Fukuoka some distance behind and above an AI 734.  As I leveled off on the approach my -700w suddenly rolled to the right at an extremely high roll rate.  I was able to right the aircraft fairly quickly after a roughly 110 degree roll.

 

After the recovery/missed I was again approaching RJFF as another AI (FAIB) 734 got rolling and lifted off shortly ahead of me.  At approximately 200 feet my aircraft again experienced a massive roll, this time to the left, nearly inverting and dropping the nose near vertical (more like a hand slapped the airplane).

 

Needless to say this one wasn't recoverable, and I have to admit it was fairly unnerving as I haven't flown into the ground in FSX in longer than I remember  :mellow:   This was clearly a wake event IMO, but I was surprised at the severity of the roll; reminded me of the rudder deflections in the early 90's.

 

I use ActiveskyX, with all turbulence enabled and fairly high "ramping", so I'm inclined to attribute the event to that add-on.  Has anyone found settings that better simulate these kinds of hazards with that program?  Should I disable some altogether?

 

Thanks for any opinions/tips!  

 

 

I use ActiveskyX, with all turbulence enabled and fairly high "ramping", so I'm inclined to attribute the event to that add-on.  Has anyone found settings that better simulate these kinds of hazards with that program?  Should I disable some altogether?

 

Bingo.  It's Active Sky for sure.  The wake turbulence effects are exaggerated, and inaccurate.  It was an interesting stab at the idea, but the fact that aircraft sitting on the side of the runway while standing still can generate wake blows the function out of the water.  Turn it off.

Rather than completely turning it off, you can get a better (though still somewhat inaccurate) effect by dropping it down below 20%