Who runs Turbulence at Realistic?

[UrgentSiesta]

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

Makes QUITE the difference, particularly near mountains.

I kinda like it 😁

[cianpars]

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

 

[Sticky]

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

 

[Beardyman]

unrealistic 

[SimianFlu]

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

[Jeeeno]

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

[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 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!

[CFIJose]

Medium setting is my sweet spot.

[hs118]

full realistic for me.

[Bobsk8]

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

[petz_e]

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. 

[starstream707]

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??

[RandallR]

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". 🙂

Edited September 15 by RandallR

[bahnzo]

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. 

[nicboyGS]

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