Loving the bad weather in the UK right now!

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

45 minutes ago, sonny147 said:

maybe not north north , but south north loads of it ! 😬

There is only one true north. And that’s anything north of Leeds 😉

Edited December 12, 2022 by Ianrivaldosmith

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

33 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

You live in a country where you get heavy snow most days in winter every year. The UK gets a few days of snow that settles every 5-10 years. Big difference.

Our infrastructure just isn't designed to deal with snow. Plus everyone who's trained on winter ops doesn't get the same level of experience as our northern continental neighbours.

BTW, this is a *lot* of snow for us in the UK.
EGSS, last night:

Why is he scooping the snow away and revealing black Ice underneath, making it more difficult to walk. It’s easier to walk in the powder. Speaking from decades of experience skiing. 

[F737MAX 5,617]

Just now, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Why is he scooping the snow away and revealing black Ice underneath, making it more difficult to walk. It’s easier to walk in the powder. Speaking from decades of experience skiing. 

Because...

35 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

...everyone who's trained on winter ops doesn't get the same level of experience as our northern continental neighbours.

See also:
https://content-eu.invisioncic.com/d321955/monthly_2022_12/20221211_224319.mp4.2d6f07c99b7594f4e9b6d9c295597935.mp4

This is a noteable part of the reason we struggle with weather that other countries would consider 'standard winter weather' / 'barely winter weather'.
The amount of snow that fell in just a couple of hours yesterday was significant for us.

[guibru 474]

27 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Why is he scooping the snow away and revealing black Ice underneath, making it more difficult to walk. It’s easier to walk in the powder. Speaking from decades of experience skiing. 

It is an obligation, all access to places receiving from the public must be cleared of snow. (Airport, hospitals, monument, administrative places, etc...)

Edited December 12, 2022 by guibru

[sonny147 579]

30 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

There is only one true north. And that’s anything north of Leeds 😉

well i suppose everyone's a southerner to you lol

[Kaboki 437]

1 hour ago, F737MAX said:

You live in a country where you get heavy snow most days in winter every year. The UK gets a few days of snow that settles every 5-10 years. Big difference.

Our infrastructure just isn't designed to deal with snow. Plus everyone who's trained on winter ops doesn't get the same level of experience as our northern continental neighbours.

BTW, this is a *lot* of snow for us in the UK.
EGSS, last night:

Im just pulling your legs guys:p. Im perfectly aware snow in UK is a rare event:). 

In the southern part of my own country, every year around the time snow arrive we get news on TV of chaos on the roads, people not being prepared and drive of the road. We from the northern part always laugh, "look at those fools, why arent they putting winter tires, they know its coming:p". Thruth is they are less used to snow compared too the north, so they always come less prepared:D. It is an every year event, lol

[Mace 1,929]

@V1ROTA7E what are you using for AI?

[Cpt_Piett 4,703]

Talking about snow. Just about to start todays flight, and: 

That looks quite realistic to me. And it corresponds well with the METAR: 

Wind 120° 4kt. Visibility 7sm. Light snow. Clouds scattered 2700ft, overcast 3400ft. Temperature -2°C, dew point -7°C. Altimeter 29.6inHg.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Cpt_Piett

[Carts85 1,203]

Agree on the orange glow in thick cloud conditions definitely needs addressing. Probably the only issue I have with the lighting system which on the whole is the best it’s been.

[Gordon Hutchison 76]

27 minutes ago, sonny147 said:

well i suppose everyone's a southerner to you lol

I'm in Central Scotland and even I don't consider myself to be in the 'proper North'...you guys are practically on the equator 😆

[tull 290]

The Sim is just awesome …who wud of thought hey that you would have a flight simulator so good….bloody amazing ….love it😀👍 ….some clever people working on this sim and all the mods etc…absolutely brilliant! 

[Flic1 977]

1 hour ago, F737MAX said:

I'm a fan of the RVR in this sim, feels realistic in this sim.
And then you get the breakout from the fog layer when climbing...

Agreed...they have really improved this in the last couple updates.  I made some interesting approaches through ground fog and low viz the last couple days in the NE US.....

[Shack95 2,658]

57 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

This is a noteable part of the reason we struggle with weather that other countries would consider 'standard winter weather' / 'barely winter weather'.

Well, there‘s always a positive side.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059787296/dozens-of-strangers-were-snowed-in-at-a-u-k-pub-cue-the-oasis-singalongs

[JYW 2,984]

5 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

No snow in the North...

No snow(fall) in Durham, but plenty of snow on the ground.

[Afterburner 374]

And because bad weather can be fun and challenging, me and some others are calling for the implementation of historic weather in MSFS. Imagine you are at the workplace when you see this thread or when there are some special weather conditions, but once you are back home, they are gone. Wouldn't it be nice if you had historic weather available that allowed you to recreate conditions from a specific day?  That way, you can repeat flights under these conditions. Something to think about for the folks who say "MSFS doesn't need historic weather".