Hello All,I find myself looking with envy at many of the screenshots posted on the forum- the clouds look incredibly realistic! Layering, diversity, etc....I've downloaded some of the cloud packages from Avsim, but I don't really know how to use them. My clouds still seem to look bland and artificial (though my sky is much improved by SkyFire!).Could anyone who's good with creating realistic cloud layers offer some tips to a newbie? Thanks!Best,Joel

There is some info in First Time Fly!ers (http://ftp.avsim.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=466&forum=DCForumID14). Most of the time, when you see really great looking skies, you're either seeing Jure's clouds with manual layering, or his clouds with METAR loaded. The latter method gives you great atmosphere's, especially when the weather is poor.Read the First Time Fly!ers post. I think you'll find it to be really helpful.-DK----David KohlFly! II v2.5.240Dell 8200 P4/1.8G, 1024MB RAM, Nvidia GF4 Ti4600 v41.09, WinXP Home Edition SP1.CH Pro Pedals and Yoke USB.

I always use Jure's "Big Mamas" and sets the Few or Scattered layer with a hight of at least 15000 ft.Starting the cloud layer at between 10-15000 and sets the hight to 25-35000ft.Johnny"I'LL BE BACK"[div align=center]http://www.avsim.com/hangar/fly/josve/zone.jpg ][/div