Ray Proudfoot

@SimeonWilbury , that's better but having read the ASCA guidance it looks beyond me. I searched for alternatives and ENVTEX was suggested. This would appear to do what I need plus offering other improvements. https://www.togaprojects.com/envtex Thoughts?

Thanks. I’ll see it better when it’s dark.

Thanks Simeon. Until I bought the 4090 EA was off but there’s no doubt it does improve aircraft visuals. I’m hoping some genius knows of a tweak that can adjust it. @Damian Clark , as the AS main man any thoughts?

Another warm night but this morning I threw open all the windows upstairs and down plus the patio doors and everywhere is now lovely and cool. 24.6°C in the lounge and 22°C outside. My brain is working again and I’ve had my first flight in a week. 😁

Concorde is an aircraft I fly a lot. Its maximum altitude is 60,000ft. At that altitude the sky is virtually black according to the flight crews and lucky passengers. Attached is a screenshot of FS Labs Concorde around 57,000ft. in P3D v5.3HF2. Does anyone know of any tweaks to further darken the skies? I'm using ASP3D with ASCA but stick with the recommended Global Automatic setting.

Buying additional software is unlikely to resolve your problem. Stick with what you have for now. Disabling Ai traffic is simple to do and as the CTD issue is in the Boston area should be easy to identify. Have a look at Event Viewer and see if that gives a clue.

I can see what you mean but the amount of water in the air is of no importance to me. What my instruments tell me is important. Currently 19°C and 77% humidity is comfortable.

My latitude is 53.3°N. That puts me on the same latitude as Comfort Bight in Newfoundland and Labrador. Do those residents have air conditioning? I suspect not given the average summer temperature is 15-20°C (59F - 68F). The recent hot spell was caused by hot air from North Africa moving into Western Europe and getting trapped by a high pressure cell. These temps are the exception, not the rule. Cooler Atlantic air arrives tomorrow when I suspect the vast majority of air-cond units will be switched off.

I agree with Dean. Make one and only one change and test again. Rather than drivers just reduce Ai Traffic to zero. That will give you a big clue about the problem. No CTD = suspect Ai aircraft likely to be the cause. CTD = the problem is not related to Ai Traffic. I’m afraid it’s a process of trial and error until you identify the cause.o

Most of your post I can understand except this bit. If there’s more water in the air that must cause an increase in humidity. Otherwise, what’s the purpose of measuring humidity?

I mentioned something like that on their forums a couple of years ago and got a warning from Lefteris about speculating about things I have no knowledge of. The post was hidden or deleted. I think you’re right Chris. One team member told me he’d gone full time. You don’t do that unless you’re guaranteed a decent income. That would prove impossible unless new aircraft were rolled out on a regular basis. I know their products are top notch. Concorde for P3Dv5 really is great. It’s just the length of time it takes them to finish a project that frustrates many. To not even make any passing reference to Concorde for MSFS - their flagship product 15 years ago - beggars belief. The refusal to answer simple questions does them no favours too.

It’s nearly 5°C cooler this morning than this time yesterday. The heat dome caused by the high pressure over Western Europe is shifting eastwards. The house is still very warm especially upstairs but thankfully Atlantic air will reach us overnight and life can return to normal. When you run a weather station these events are always interesting but even this enthusiast was getting fed up with the record high temperatures for the first month of summer. Heck, I might even fire up the sim tomorrow! 😁

I’m not berating them. Read my post again. I stated facts. The only speculation was wondering if they’re in trouble given how quiet they’ve been for several months. I just don’t understand why adults behave in such a manner. What is there to be gained with that attitude towards their current and future customers?

@FPVSteve , so why would that prevent them answering a question that required only a Yes / No response? There’s a big difference between silence and outright rudeness. And why don’t they even say Concorde for MSFS is being worked on? No one in that topic is asking when it will be released. Just a clue as to how advanced it is. Then there’s the outright refusal of a leading developer to answer his phone or reply to a text message even if it’s just to say “I have nothing I want to say to you” bizarre though it would be. I wonder if the gentleman who posted about his ticket has received an apology yet. It’s not just one issue. It’s multiple and I used to be very close to Lefteris and his co-developer. How sad how things have changed. 😟 These questions aren’t directed at you Steve. I thought long and hard before posting the above. This attitude has been going on for months if not longer.

Absolutely. Humidity is everything. The air temperature here has dropped by 6°C this afternoon but because the humidity has risen from 36% to 62% it feels hotter and more uncomfortable. Roll on tomorrow when things start to change.

They’re out on their own in that regard. People patiently waiting for something I believe will not arrive.

The last time I spoke to the lead programmer for Concorde he had gone full time. I suspect they have other sources of income. I’m still trying to work out why I and many others cannot receive a reply to polite questions.

@evaamo , i guess those must be within the Airbus forums that non-customers don’t have access to. What type of update? A whole new aircraft or just more tweaks to existing ones. Their business model is unique. I wonder how they make money with two serious competitors to the Airbus.

I had my breakfast sat on the shaded patio this morning. Slightly warmer than the lounge but the breeze made it feel cooler. Reminded me of the time I visited friends who lived on the Costa del Sol in Spain. Two more all-time records went this morning. Thank god this is the last of the really hot days.

Two days ago a customer posted in the General Section of their forum that despite raising a ticket two months earlier relating to a problem with his purchased Airbus he still had not received a reply. A few hours later his post was no longer visible. Ordinarily I wouldn’t post here about a one-off incident like that but there’s more. In early May I posted a simple request. Given it’s been two and a half years since the last Concorde update for P3Dv5 would there be another to address the outstanding issues. I listed them. Nothing that prevent users from successful flights but knowing FSL’s dedication I expected them to be tidied up. Despite several attempts to get a response from the developers no reply was given. I have the phone number of one of the developers. When I called him it went to voicemail. Text messages have gone unanswered. A private message here on AvSim hasn’t been read despite his regular visits. Whilst I can live with no one replying to me odd though it is because this person and I have always got on well this behaviour is very out of character. His silence is strange. But it was the post two days ago that has caused me to write this. With only minor updates released this year for their Airbus series there has been no major releases of anything else. The Christmas message from the owner made no mention of Concorde for any sim. Continued polite requests for any news on Concorde for MSFS from many people have gone unanswered. Indeed I can find no mention of them announcing a MSFS Concorde. Strange for a company that released a 32-bit Concorde for FSX 15 years ago. I’m wondering if they’re in trouble.

It never dropped below 21.2°C last night. That’s a new all-time record. My website won’t show it as it runs midnight to midnight. The Met Office runs from 09:00 to 09:00. So I’ll need to manually adjust my records. My most uncomfortable night’s sleep I can remember. 🥵 I woke up at 04:40 with distant thunder. It rained briefly at 06:30 but only 0.03”. No lightning observed.

It’s not been pleasant. I’ve slept okay but when the sun is rising at 4:40am it’s getting too warm in my SE-facing bedroom by 7am even with big windows open. PC is in a WNW facing bedroom but I’ve not had the energy to fly since last Sunday. Atlantic air returns over the weekend thank god.

www.meteoblue.com Basic service is free but with a sub more detailed info is available. Lots of useful options including jet stream. Best I’ve found. Same people who supply data to Asobo I believe. High speed only for the flight deck sounds great. If passengers as well… eekkk! 😳

Currently dumping a load over Rennes and heading north!

Hopefully moving north overnight. 😁