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Who runs Turbulence at Realistic?

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I forgot all about this and finally turned it up the other day.

Makes QUITE the difference, particularly near mountains.

I kinda like it 😁

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  • Stearmandriver
    Stearmandriver

    Medium for me, and even that is too sudden sometimes.  Sure, you can still control the sim aircraft with realistic, but it's just dumb.  Doesn't feel anything like being in an airplane.  "Realistic" i

  • Stearmandriver
    Stearmandriver

    It's subjective for sure, but about this, all I can think is that people are being subconsciously influenced by the name "realistic"... As intended, probably.  Because I mean, airplanes simply don't g

  • The Flight Level
    The Flight Level

    All settings are at max realistic on my system. At times the turbulence is a bit overdone. If you are ahead of the aircraft, it is not a problem providing you are ready to correct. Currently preparing

Realistic is totally unrealistic for me.  I find medium more than sufficient and closest to my RW experience.

 

Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia RTX5080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2024 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor)

Realistic is far too aggressive. The equivalent of severe turbulence during typical summer days 

 

Realistic was throwing the PMDG 777 around like a Cessna on a clear day ;/ MS messed sth up

Realistic is completely not realistic. I use low on summer, medium on winter

All settings are at max realistic on my system. At times the turbulence is a bit overdone. If you are ahead of the aircraft, it is not a problem providing you are ready to correct. Currently preparing a set of tutorials for the TL-3000 Sirius (sport ultralight) by FSReborn at Dawson City Airport (CYDA) in Yukon, Canada. The airport is situation in the foothills of the Ogilvie Mountains and the final part of the downwind segment of the traffic pattern is located over a high ridge that presents predictable updrafts with turbulence. Lots of fun in an ultralight!

Medium setting is my sweet spot.

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Realistic is great if you want to simulate a roller coaster. 

 

 

 

I tried realistic several times but every plane just feels like a paper plane. I now use low for all GA airplanes and medium for airliners and never looked back. 

Huh, don't seem to have the same experience for my realistic setting, just sometimes throws me but seldom. I do have FSRealistic running with it maybe calms it down??

Medium for me, though the sim appears to make every approach a high turbulence environment in the 1000 to 2000' AGL zone.

I don't see any way for simmers sitting in an office chair to really get the "feel" of turbulence.  I recall from my flying days in 152s or 172s crossing over a blacktop or concrete highway in the Summer and getting a real "kick in the pants". 🙂

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Randall Rocke

I've read much too many reports from actual pilots who state the turbulence is unrealistic both in it's implementation and it's intensity. I've left it on LOW as a compromise to having at least some turbulence in the sim. 

Where is the setting for turbulence, are you talking about MSFS2020 setting or something else?

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