11 hours ago, Stearmandriver said:

A cumulus cloud is a cumulus cloud until it is flat... then it's a stratus cloud. 

THAT is the reality of our language.  You certainly can use any words in any order you'd like for anything, but probably shouldn't be surprised or offended when people point out they're incorrect...

Meteorologically correct, the clouds shown are altocumulus clouds.

Clouds are classified according to their height above the earth's surface into low, medium and high clouds. High clouds are given the prefix "cirrus" in their name, medium ones get the prefix "alto". Within these groups, clouds are given designations according to their appearance (and not according to their nature or formation mechanism).
The clouds shown here appear to be at intermediate altitudes and are therefore given the prefix 'alto'. Their shape most closely resembles thin cumulus clouds. Hence, these clouds are called altocumulus.
Altocumulus clouds are therefore not cumulus clouds, although they have this as part of their name, because cumulus clouds are defined as clouds with height development (as you pointed out entirely correctly). A tendency to height development can by no means be recognized here. They are therefore not cumulus clouds, as far as their formation mechanism is concerned.

As a result, the clouds shown here represent the appearance of altocumulus clouds in an excellent way.

Look, the sim does have beautiful wispy cirrus clouds! Instant buy

6 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

AI traffic is a bit of a joke atm. More like a placeholder for (hopefully) something to come in the near (hopefully) future. Best to try to ignore it - or if it ruins immersion (which it does) - turn it off. 

My bet is that a 3rd party dev like JustFlight or similar will release an AI traffic package before Asobo updates their current stuff. 

Not possible, a lot of AI variables you could modify in FSX/P3D are hard coded in MSFS.

We are dependent on Asobo for any AI changes.

Kai over at AIG has been trying.

Edited April 20, 20224 yr by Tuskin38

6 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

AI traffic is a bit of a joke atm. More like a placeholder for (hopefully) something to come in the near (hopefully) future. Best to try to ignore it - or if it ruins immersion (which it does) - turn it off. 

My bet is that a 3rd party dev like JustFlight or similar will release an AI traffic package before Asobo updates their current stuff. 

I use Real-Time Online w/ Simple Traffic.  Most of the time it is pretty good as long as the airport isn't super busy like some are during peak times of the day.  One of my AH2 bases is at EDDF and that can be a nightmare of too busy, but often it's quite good.  I'm hoping Asobo adds a filter to reduce actual RT Online Traffic somehow--like exclude every other plane taking off and/or landing to be able to thin total traffic down or something along those lines.

 

7 hours ago, asanosho said:

 

Can't figure out how to replace a quote that got accidentally deleted. Ah well...

I'm confused as to why you'd see these as "most closely resembling thin cumulus" though, when you then go on to agree that they aren't cumulus because they're missing the only thing that could make them cumulus? 

To me, the transparent appearance clearly says ice crystals which means cirrus (which the altitude supports), and the wavy pattern says cirrostratus undullatus.  

Edited April 20, 20224 yr by Stearmandriver

2 hours ago, Stearmandriver said:

To me, the transparent appearance clearly says ice crystals which means cirrus (which the altitude supports), and the wavy pattern says cirrostratus undullatus.  

Just out of interest, what cloud types have you seen in Live Weather?

Edited April 20, 20224 yr by scotchegg

4 hours ago, scotchegg said:

Just out of interest, what cloud types have you seen in Live Weather?

I mean... ever?  I'm obviously not going to be able to remember them all. But my simming takes two main forms: fun VFR flying, either light GA or bush flying; and vatsim IFR stuff. 

So I routinely see normal bush flying weather from clear skies to fair weather cu to low stratus layers in valleys to showery weather on the ridges... and then when IFR, I see some good stuff since I always look for the region with the messiest conditions around.  Multiple layers with mixed precip, low overcast etc. 

Were you looking for a certain type? 

“A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black” - Henry Ford

“A customer can have a cloud any shape he wants as long as it’s cumulus” - Jorg Nuemann

16 hours ago, Stearmandriver said:

. . .

To me, the transparent appearance clearly says ice crystals which means cirrus (which the altitude supports), and the wavy pattern says cirrostratus undullatus.  

Can we agree that these clouds are Cirrocumulus stratiformis undulatus?

😁

On 4/19/2022 at 10:13 AM, Noel said:

I remember in P3D all the myriad hi def cloud types that were 95% identical to the other ones.   REX is great at making the GUI look incredible but flops with meaningful improvements--this is just my take over many years of buying their products.  

 

Yup I remember going through all of those cloud types in the GUI thinking wow so many to choose from!!

Then launching a flight and just noticing the same clouds.

Horsepower sells cars....

GUIs sell software...🤣😂

 

Edited April 21, 20224 yr by blueshark747

21 hours ago, Stearmandriver said:

I mean... ever?  I'm obviously not going to be able to remember them all.

 

You can do it! we know you can 😁

 

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