5 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said:

I still haven’t seen any transitions actually. Not noticeable though. Using default settings in latest beta. 

I'm on holiday so haven't seen the latest build.  Sounds like a transition setting of 50 is now slow enough?

3 minutes ago, MrBitstFlyer said:

I'm on holiday so haven't seen the latest build.  Sounds like a transition setting of 50 is now slow enough?

That’s my understanding. Don’t want it to be too slow of course, but 50 seems to work well.

On 4/27/2024 at 6:09 PM, mmcmah said:

One suggestion would be to add in the METAR to understand what is supposed to be being shown.

Been thinking about your comment for a couple of days. As I agree it would've been very helpful to include it in the video. If you remember the video - ASFS in preset vs passive mode in 10 different locations across the globe. I intended to include it, but decided against it as it didn't fit the "format" of the video. Which was to make brief (not in-depth) comparisons of how different the cloudscape can look. 

I didn't write down the time, but I realised just now that the Flight Recorder .flt files were still in the recycle bin. So I now that I have the time, I can use ASFS historical weather for the METARs. All flights were done on the 27th of April. Hence:

1. Tromsø Norway ENTC 0945Z | 23003KT 160V260 9999 FEW053 05/M05 Q1018
2. Iceland (between Egilsstadir BIEG and Akureyri BIAR) 1011z | @POS 03313KT 9999 FEW010 SCT016 BKN031 01/M02 Q1014 RMK AS DEPICTED
3. San Sebastian Spain LESO 1030z | 15007KT 080V200 9999 FEW030 19/10 Q0996
4. Almaty Kazakhstan UAAA 1109z  | 30005MPS 9999 SCT050CB OVC100 10/00 Q1016
5. Hong Kong VHHH 1136z | 15008KT 110V200 9999 FEW008 SCT025 29/26 Q1004 
6. Shanghai ZSSS 1152z | 10005MPS 9999 BKN013 BKN033 19/16 Q1011
7. Tokyo RJTT 1158z | VRB01KT 9999 FEW010 SCT110 BKN150 19/16 Q1012
8. Brisbane YBBN 1204z | 17007KT 9999 -SHRA SCT043 BKN052 OVC068 18/17 Q1025
9. Sydney YSSY 1217z | 29006KT 9999 // NCD 17/14 Q1027
10. Mount Cook New Zealand NZMC 1246z | 30903KT 9999 +TSRA BKN015 SCT050CB 11/03 Q1023 RMK ADVANCED INTERPOLATION

Iceland was the tricky one as it was not near any airports, but in a remote area in the Eastern part. So I guesstimated and re-loaded the flight and let ASFS do the interpolation based on the approximate location. Re-loading the flight with historical weather corresponded very well with what was shown in the video. 

The rest were easy as I started (mid-flight) close to airports. 

Btw I find the weather information in the conditions tab (apart from the METAR) very interesting. E.g.:

Iceland: 

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FEW010 extends to:1365 feet (Cloud type:ST), (Through metar)

SCT016 extends to:2865 feet (Cloud type:CU), (Through metar)

BKN031 extends to:14954 feet (Cloud type:CU), (Through metar)

Visibility interpolation based on:
  -BIEG 23nm SE (9999), BIVM 183nm SW (9999), BIAR 74nm NW (9999)
Altimeter interpolation based on:
  -BIEG 24nm SE (Q1014), BIVM 185nm SW (Q1013), BIAR 74nm NW (Q1019)
This station has complete Precipitation information. No interpolation needed

NOTE: Clouds, visibility and precipitation reported are the ones from the active cell weather

• UAAA: Clouds: Broken at 5000 feet, Scattered at 6200 feet, Precipitation: Heavy rain, Thunderstorms in the vicinity
• RJTT: Clouds: Few at 1000 feet, Scattered at 11000 feet, Broken at 15000 feet
• YBBN: Clouds: Scattered at 4300 feet, Broken at 5200 feet, Overcast at 6800 feet, Precipitation: Light rain 

Also interesting: when loading historical weather, the following are downloaded:

• METAR
• TAF
• GFS Forecast +6h
• GFS Forecast +12h 

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The Global Forecast System (GFS) is a National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) weather forecast model that generates data for dozens of atmospheric and land-soil variables, including temperatures, winds, precipitation, soil moisture, and atmospheric ozone concentration. The system couples four separate models (atmosphere, ocean model, land/soil model, and sea ice) that work together to accurately depict weather conditions.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/weather-climate-models/global-forecast

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Cpt_Piett

This should be interesting, flying from KIAH to KMSY, through a front.  And I saw lightning  and heard thunder in MSFS for the first time in well over a year and a half. 😁

 

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Bobsk8

Here's a 13 hour timelapse, Osaka(RJOO)

https://streamable.com/a758pf

 

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Bond

10 minutes ago, Bond said:

Here's a 13 hour timelapse, Osaka(RJOO)

Interesting... Those clouds appeared to move in precise straight lines, almost like they have been vectored to their destination. 

16 minutes ago, Bond said:

Here's a 13 hour timelapse, Osaka(RJOO)

https://streamable.com/a758pf

 

From when to when (GMT) ?, I’d like to check against this:

https://metar-taf.com/history/RJAA?station_id=0

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by SierraDelta

Africa. Where's that place? Africa? Oh! It's the continent MSFS has not yet discovered. Active Sky Review? Hello? Anyone try Africa? Are all reviews around the so called "1st world". Do you think this only applies to that zone? Maybe it greatly enhances "unknown" continents? Makes me question the focus of these forums. That would be the true test of Active Sky...

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Peter Webber

1 minute ago, Peter Webber said:

Africa. Where's that place? Africa? Oh! It's the continent MSFS has not yet discovered. Active Sky Review? Hello? Anyone try Africa? Are all reviews around the so called "1st world". Do you think this only applies to that zone? Maybe it greatly enhances "unknown" continents? Makes me question the focus of these forums.

And the relation to Active Sky is what? 

1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

And the relation to Active Sky is what? 

Try testing areas with less resourses...

3 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

And the relation to Active Sky is what? 

It may have a greater benefit in those areas....I fly FACT to FALE. And it has a fantastic impact on weather depiction. But you all argue over miniscule improvements or otherwise. Try areas which are neglected in the flight sim world.

Just now, Peter Webber said:

It may have a greater benefit in those areas....I fly FACT to FALE. And it has a fantastic impact on weather depiction. But you all argue over miniscule improvements or otherwise. Try areas which are neglected in the flight sim world.

Frankly I don't waste my time testing one area against another. I just take off and fly somewhere, and look out  the window, and see what it looks like. So far. what I see with AS is pretty good. 

30 minutes ago, SierraDelta said:

From when to when (GMT) ?, I’d like to check against this:

https://metar-taf.com/history/RJAA?station_id=0

2024-04-28 21:30 UTC to 2024-04-29 10:45 UTC

It should be https://metar-taf.com/history/RJOO

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Bond

6 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

Frankly I don't waste my time testing one area against another. I just take off and fly somewhere, and look out  the window, and see what it looks like. So far. what I see with AS is pretty good. 

I agree. I'm just surprised with the comparison exercises here in 1st world areas which already have great default weather depictions which turn out meaningless when comparing to AS..Try Africa. Then the result will be noticed with Active Sky.

Edited April 29, 20242 yr by Peter Webber

10 minutes ago, Bond said:

2024-04-28 21:30 UTC to 2024-04-29 10:45 UTC

It should be https://metar-taf.com/history/RJOO

Thanks!