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I Highly Recommend Active Sky for MSFS 2024

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Have to say, I was wrong about Active Sky. But it really improves weather accuracy, especially at your departure and arrival airport, and the weather loading in between is much improved (compared to previous versions I owned).

Plus, it simulates cloud turbulence, which the default Asobo weather doesn't really do. 

Thumbs up from me. It's now part of every flight (although the interface could use a bit of a face lift).

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  • As long as it is unable to depict weatherfronts without this stupid transition, sadly a no-go for me. As in Europe, weatherfronts is the dominant appearance of weather. The default weather has its fla

  • Newsflash: some people even after simming for years still do not really know how a weatherfront is depicted realistically. Because of this I am still waiting for someone with AS showing me a scre

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    I used to use it until I realized exactly what @AnkH says – it doesn’t depict distant weather systems. Instead of showing a storm on the horizon for example, you’d gradually find the clouds around you

Thanks for this feedback... was thinking of getting it myself actually

 

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I've been using it for years - just doesn't look and feel the same when I fly without it.

 

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It is nice indeed . I will try it in passive mode as well as i do like the default clouds.

Anyone have CB clouds from 10 to 40000 feet with ASFS?

 

Michael Moe

Michael Moe

 

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Been using ActiveSky for years every single flight. I wouldn't fly without this amazing gem.

Chris Howard
 

Love it. Got since release and can't fly without. Settings, simbrief integration, turbulence in the clouds (as stated above), setting fog etc and it works nicely with atmos. More layers etc. 

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As long as it is unable to depict weatherfronts without this stupid transition, sadly a no-go for me. As in Europe, weatherfronts is the dominant appearance of weather. The default weather has its flaws but seeing a overcast front approaching on a otherwise almost clear sky with NO transition is way more immersive. For turbulence I use RealTurb. 

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Thumbs up over here, as well.

Default weather, too many times, doesn't depict the weather realistically.

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29 minutes ago, AnkH said:

As long as it is unable to depict weatherfronts without this stupid transition, sadly a no-go for me. As in Europe, weatherfronts is the dominant appearance of weather. The default weather has its flaws but seeing a overcast front approaching on a otherwise almost clear sky with NO transition is way more immersive. For turbulence I use RealTurb. 

 

Newsflash: AS does show weather fronts, allows smoothing depiction and does have turbulence in clouds. 

Opinion: It's pretty clear you don't even own active sky. 

 

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For those of you that are users, I have a question:

While using Activesky, do you "encounter" the weather as you fly? or does it form and dissolve around you as you fly? (Like previous versions in previous sims).

Juan Ramos
 

Yes my biggest issue was how it just builds the weather around you. Has that changed? Is it better now at doing a global (or very large at least) model?

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A BIG CONFIRM!

Using it since ever!!!

Makes a whole lot of a difference.

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Still remember version 6.5 from FS9. Has always been a great tool.

1 hour ago, Sonosusto said:

Newsflash: AS does show weather fronts

in MSFS 2020/2024? Using "live" AS weather depiction preset (not a preset file)?

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I'm using it sometimes in FS2020. Does it behaves the same?

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