March 26, 20215 yr Saw that last night. Winds were 10-15 knots but the two windsocks on the field were turned in exactly opposite directions. Seen many times at various fields - I just shake my head. Maybe it's actually a new feature - one shows current winds, and the other shows what the winds will be at some undetermined point in the future...or past i7-6700k • Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 • 32GB DDR4 2666 • EVGA FTW ULTRA RTX3080 12GB
March 26, 20215 yr If I had to find a rational explanation that would be that each windsock belongs to a different block of weather and reflects the average of its block. But that might be a bit simplistic. Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
March 26, 20215 yr its one of those dustdevils, wind turns around in a small circle, very realistic, amasing they implemented that
March 26, 20215 yr 8 hours ago, jpe828 said: LOL ATIS? I have never heard accurate weather on ATIS... Never That was exactly my barb... Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
March 26, 20215 yr This is caused by how the windsock is placed in the scenery. The windsock scenery object has a north reference in its properties, and if the scenery designer does not set it to local north, it will point in the wrong direction with any wind. Since a lot of the default airports were built by a semi-automated process, this probably got overlooked in many places. If you just choose a windsock object and drop it into the scenery, the north reference might be pointing anywhere. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
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