Active Sky review

[kurtb 123]

lol, stir the pot

 

[fppilot 4,444]

6 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

Agree that this is getting a bit too much. Flight simmers discussing weather never ends well… 

…and I think I saw a high-altitude cirrus cloud yesterday but forgot to take a screenshot 😅

Here youj go!  Taken at FL360 yesterday over Tennessee.  High cirrus above.  Clearly above.

 

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[fppilot 4,444]

I recommend members always or at least often take an opportunity to review member profiles when confronted with persistent negative types of opinions.

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[MPL 61]

39 minutes ago, fppilot said:

I recommend members always or at least often take an opportunity to review member profiles when confronted with the negative type of opinions that fall into line with others, like this as one example.

Actually i agree with what he said (his post seems to have been deleted although it had many things right) 

I have been using Active Sky from the FSX into P3D and this newest addition doesn't get me assured enough. Without direct API access it's nogo. Don't need any bubblegum-fixies into this sim anymore.

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[rob0203 704]

If you read the Hifisim forum there are a lot of people saying that the weather does not match the METAR.

I had a great flight but also last flight the METAR in Holland did not match the weather at all. It is to easy to say that it can also not rain on the other side of the airport etc. Especially with a METAR based software you would expect to see the correct weather at your departure airport if you start up. 

For me my experience was quite mixed and I have used all versions of Active Sky since FS2004 and they were allways spot on.

I still have trust in the developers that they will fix these issues since they made such great products!

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[RALF9636 2,031]

This is going round in circles. Is there any reason to keep this thread going?

 

[rob0203 704]

So we can not discuss this? Or have to open a new thread again?

[MPL 61]

This is a review-topic of the ASFS so are only positive comments allowed?

 

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[d.tsakiris 424]

9 hours ago, GSalden said:

The moment AS controls Live Weather too I will be the first one to buy 2 licenses.

The is a mode in which AS sets the weather in the sim via presets to live conditions. Is that what you mean?

[fppilot 4,444]

35 minutes ago, MPL said:

Without direct API access it's nogo.

Wtih the more than obvious Microsoft/Asobo response on the SDK/API issue of "Not Planned", I for one will take the best I can find.  Which I have very recently done, and am enjoying quite well.  🙃

I have consistently beat the drum against "Not Planned"  over the past 3 1/2 years, understanding that it is controlled by contractual obligations. Difficult still today to accept that agreement was approved.   That is the reason for positioning the last line in my signature below.

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[MPL 61]

14 minutes ago, fppilot said:

Wtih the more than obvious Microsoft/Asobo response on the SDK/API issue of "Not Planned", I for one will take the best I can find.  Which I have very recently done, and am enjoying quite well.  🙃

I have consistently beat the drum against "Not Planned"  over the past 3 1/2 years, understanding that it is controlled by contractual obligations.  Is the reason for positioning the last line in my signature below.

My experiences with previous sims and AS working with them doesn't seem to work with this new sim. Too restricted environment for AS to fully work like preceeding sims, sad to see that. No way to blame Hifisim since it's not their fault to lock API out of use.

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[F737MAX 5,833]

32 minutes ago, MPL said:

This is a review-topic of the ASFS so are only positive comments allowed?

Any constructive criticism is permitted. Except it's disappointing that you didn't give any ⬇️

41 minutes ago, MPL said:

Don't need any bubblegum-fixies into this sim anymore.

 

That's the problem with this thread. Everyone who's incredibly critical of ASFS neither owns it nor understands the gap it's filling.

If you don't like what it does / doesn't do, that's fine. It's just the repetitive critical comments on here are: a) the same fundamental criticism, and b) repetitive.

[MPL 61]

6 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

Any constructive criticism is permitted. Except it's disappointing that you didn't give any ⬇️

 

That's the problem with this thread. Everyone who's incredibly critical of ASFS neither owns it nor understands the gap it's filling.

If you don't like what it does / doesn't do, that's fine. It's just the repetitive critical comments on here are: a) the same fundamental criticism, and b) repetitive.

I have used active sky since fsx and with locked out api there is no way that AS achieves same results as before. Maybe there are lot's of us who share the same comment? Each to their own, i guess 😉

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[rob0203 704]

9 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

Any constructive criticism is permitted. Except it's disappointing that you didn't give any ⬇️

 

That's the problem with this thread. Everyone who's incredibly critical of ASFS neither owns it nor understands the gap it's filling.

If you don't like what it does / doesn't do, that's fine. It's just the repetitive critical comments on here are: a) the same fundamental criticism, and b) repetitive.

Ehmmm with all respect.... that is quite a statement I own it and understand the gap its filling

Also you can say it is the repetitive comments to people who are critical about the product from people who like it

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[fppilot 4,444]

2 minutes ago, MPL said:

I have used active sky since fsx and with locked out api there is no way that AS achieves same results as before. Maybe there is lot's of us who share the same comment? Each to their own, i guess 😉

 

8 minutes ago, F737MAX said:

That's the problem with this thread. Everyone who's incredibly critical of ASFS neither owns it nor understands the gap it's filling.

I agree 100% -------  with F737MAX, and it is consistent with my most previous post. If not perfect it fills a gap. There is no perfect world. Not weather apps or BTW, traffic apps.   I will use the best I can find.  There is no perfect world.

Hummm.  AS and previous sims...  See you are more recent than that here.  A belated welcome...