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Hi,I just want to inform the Hifi team of a problem with overcast conditions depiction.I made a flight today (TO at 1300Z) between PASX (Soldotna) and PAYA (Yakutat) with weather stations along the way reporting overcast conditions at low altitudes (003 to 030).During the flight at FL300, I had only a thin layer of clouds just above the ground: this layer was localized under the aircraft, say within a radius of 10 NM) and remained there (it was moving with respect to the ground, but remained fixed under the aircraft). The rest of the sky was clear: this is not very realistic.Just to be sure, I made the same flight just afterwards with FS9 and ASV6, and the ground was invisible: the clouds were extending to the horizon.I fly with cloud coverage radius of 70 NM in FSX and 90 NM in FS9.On that point, there is a regression from ASX to ASV6, but besides that, I am very happy with the combination FSX/ASX/ASG : the weather environment has definitely improved, without hit on the FPS.Thanks for your afforts and for your answer !Alain

Hi,On this subject, I tried to import China_airports from W. Orthmann from FS9 to FSX, because I often fly in China, and there are many airports missing in FSX.The runways, taxiways and buildings are correctly imported, but I got around each airports bottomless holes, with terrain anomalies around them (see attached pictures).Is there a simple way to suppress these anomalies ?Thanks for your response !Alain

Rhett,Thanks for your detailed answer.Just an information : which program do you use to decompile a .bgl file to .xml file ? Is it the same program for FS9 and FSX ?Alain

Hi,Sometimes, this kind of problem seems to be caused by the wrong location of the runway. This is probably the cause for GVSF (see attached picture). I don't think this runway is located in the slope of the volcano. Google Earth locates the runway closer to the sea, but then the runway altitude should be worse !!It is this kind of problem I try to correct (on FS9, using AFCAD), more than the problem of flat runways on sloped terrains.I understand that the tools to do that do not exist yet for FSX (at least for non-professional programmers !)RegardsAlain

>I have yet to find an easy way to correct airport>plateaus. It can be done by hand, but at least for me is time>consuming.Scott,On FS9, I used to correct airport altitudes and sometimes location with different tools : AFCAD for airport position, FSTerrain to define a new "flatten" file, and JABBGL to correct runway and taxiways altitudes. Up to now, I didn't have to correct any airport in FSX, but my question is : can I use the same tools on FSX ? And if not, which tools do you use ?Thanks for your answer.Alain

Hi Gary,I use FSGlobal mesh in FSX, and I quite happy with it.I just observed some remote runways in troughs or above plateaus, but I think it is often due to runway mislocation.For the rest, the mesh quality seems to be just the same as in FS9. I do not understand why the provider says it is not compatible with FSX...For the installation, I just pointed to the FSGlobal folders in the scenery list of FSX, continent by continent (except Europe and N. America which are better by default), without changing their installation.Hope this helps !Alain

>I think the question mostly comes down to, "do I want to use>the AeroWorx King Air or not".Hi, RhettWell, yes and no. There are more subtle questions.The use of a 76m mesh had as a consequence that, in FS9, a lot of runways were located in trenches or above prismatic plateaus. I used then tools like JabBGL or FSTerrain to correct these problems. Maybe have all these errors been corrected in FSX, but, if not, I think that equivalent tools remain to be developed.Another problem is parking spots on small airports used by UT

Hi dutton,Is this also valid for the mesh .bgl files ?ThanksAlain

Hi,I tried to answer this question by reading numerous posts here and there on FSX. I do not want to address the problem of frame rate vs. hardware vs. slider positions, which is already sufficiently debated, but rather try to make the decision to buy FSX right now to continue my flights around the world, mainly on small airfields on the six continents.I am now using FS9, with FS Global mesh, MyWorld 2005 Landclass, ActiveSky 6, Ultimate Traffic + GA Traffic generated by a small software, Flight Environment, and Ground Environment Pro, and I have to say that I am extremely satisfied with the

Hi, Damian>Those clouds shown in your shots really look like there is influence>from other stations nearby with heavier cloud cover (FS9 thus>interpolates/influences actual depiction).I have to agree, because I only looked to the weather stations under my flight path (to the east, in this case), and not 360

Hi Jim,My initial question was more about the statistics of cloud generation when CAVOK.I know that, in theory, CAVOK means no clouds below 5000 ft and visibility higher than 10 km. But when I am located at a weather station with a CAVOK METAR, I do not expect to get an overcast layer at 6000 ft and a visibility of 11 km !I would rather expect to have a statistical distribution of cloud coverage with, say, an average of 1/8 at 15000 ft with a standard deviation of +/- 1/8 and +/- 5000 ft... From what I get on my screenshots, this is apparently not the statistical parameters you used to create your cloud randomness. But maybe I miss something.Another idea is that this statistical distribution could be dependant upon the location and time of year. What I mean is that a CAVOK in summer in Saudi Arabia should not generate the same clouds as a CAVOK in autumn in Western Europe. A suggestion would also be to take into account the surrounding weather stations : if all the stations are CAVOK within a radius of 100 NM, there should be less probability to get thick clouds. But I agree I can do that manually by enabling/disabling the CAVOK cloud generation.Don't take this post as a critic, but more as a suggestion to improve a software that is already fantastic.Alain

Hi JimYeah I have to admit the night screenshot was not such a good idea !I tried to change the parameters you mentioned in your previous post.The results seem to be random : sometimes I get a clear sky, sometimes I get clouds, even for the same settings. I did not find any correlation between any parameter and the presence or absence of clouds. At each weather refresh, there seems to be a random selection of sky pattern...I attach a couple of (day) screenshots : AGTW = Automatic Global Write Toggle, FLC = Force Lowest Ceiling.There should have been a screenshot with AGTW OFF and a super clear sky, but the file was > 150 kb.Not sure if it will help !!?Anyway thanks for your support and for ASV6 I'm using for each flight for at least 2 years !Alain

OK JimHere we go !I also added a FS screen capture : the clouds now at 2100z seem to be more stratus-like and at higher altitude.I did not change any setting.Hope it will help you !Alain

Jim,I updated to B503, and disabled fog generation and haze layer, and got the same thick clouds with CAVOK everywhere ! (see attachment)Alain

Hi,Just an understanding question.I am located now (0800Z), virtually in FS, on Asyut Intl (HEAT), where the METAR is CAVOK. I am surprised that ASV6 generates a dense layer of clouds just where the HEAT METAR is located. I was preparing a flight to Saudi Arabia (OETB), and all the METAR stations on my flight path are CAVOK as well.If I disable the cloud generation with CAVOK, I obviously get a clear sky. I would have expected a few sparse clouds but not such a thick layer.Can someone explain why I get such a difference ? Note : I'm using B500 version with default settings except TAF generation (but the TAF message is also CAVOK).Edit : before posting this message I enabled back cloud generation, I got a refresh, and... no clouds ! Anyway, I post this question !ThanksAlain

...and to complement what is said in the previous posts, you have to be sure that ASV6 graphics auto-submit is disabled, if you want to keep FE clouds and GEPro sky. Otherwise they are overwritten by ASV6 Graphics.Alain

Hi,I also have the FSGlobal mesh, and it actually happens very seldom (2-3%) that the airport altitudes are not correct anymore, compared to the more detailed mesh. This gives the result of the "carrier" or the "coffin", depending whether the runway is higher or lower than the surrounding terrain.I found the way to correct the airport altitudes by using 2 different softwares that you can find on the web : FSFlatten (it creates a flattened area for which you can specify the perimeter and the altitude) and JABBGL (it modifies the altitudes of runways and other airport elements).FSFlatten can be found on www.fs-traveler.comJABBGL can be found on Jacky Brouze's site (but in French)So, every time I prepare a flight, I take a look at my destination airport, and, if necessary, I adjust the airport altitude : it takes 15 minutes to do it when you get used. But, again, it happens only on 2-3% of the time and it is worth spending that extra time, and keeping the fabulous 76m mesh all over the world !Alain

Hi,I saw in Q&A section that FSX will have more than 24,000 airports depicted ; in FS9, there are currently, by default, 23,871 airports, which means that there will be a few hundreds new airports. I was just wondering where most of these new airports will be located.As a RTW flyer, I can see huge areas without any runway, especially in Siberia, and China. Concerning Siberia, a lot of potential exists, as can be seen on this site : www.russianairfields.comSo, I would be very glad to see these areas populated with runways...Alain

For information, I found the cause of the problem ! It was the wind !I always save my last flight as the default flight, and I suppose that the last time I saved my flight, there were corrupted data for that local area.I use ActiveSky E and very happy with it, but nothing is perfect...I re-saved the default flight with the current data, and the problem has disappeared !Alain

Hi all,I have discovered a very strange phenomenon : when I position my (cold) airplane on Atyrau airport, at first, everything is OK. But after a few seconds the airspeed is increasing at an enormous rate, the indicated airspeed increases to 130 KIAS, and the airplane, still with engines not running, is lifted in the air and crashes.I first thought that this was linked with the fact that this airport is below sea level, but I managed to find other airports in that case (KCLR and KBWC), and there, everything is normal.I had a specific AFCAD for that airport from Ultimate Traffic. I removed it and that did not solve the problem.Can someone please confirm this problem ?Is there a way to repair this bug ?ThanksAlain

Hello simmersI wanted today to check my next destination airport (UATG-Atyrau) by the command GoTo Airport (from a cold parking position), and, as soon as my airplane comes into view, it crashes or I get the message : "Too much pressure !".UATG is an unusual airport in the sense that its altitude is negative.Is that the reason for this bug ? I made some checks with AFCAD, and the runway altitude is -72 ft, but when I use a little program to correct the airport elevations (JABBgl) it shows an altitude of 4 294 945 m !? I corrected it to -21.9 m, but it did not solve my problem.How can I correct this ? Thanks for your ideas !Alain

Hi simmers,Today is the third consecutive day that I try to connect to www.editvoicepack.com, with no answer. I also tried to update my voice files, but I couldn't get any data.Does anybody know what is happening with this excellent software ?Thanks Alain

Hi all,I'm 53, Belgian but living in France. I am working as engineer on the boosters of Ariane launcher, and therefore, I have to go frequently to Kourou, French Guiana.I have an adorable wife and four boys aged 15 to 24.Previously, I was maintenance engineer on F-16 aircraft in the Belgian Air Force.I started simming with Pro-Pilot 98 and since then I try to get closer and closer to reality ! I "fly" mainly round the world (choosing remote destinations, and flying 1-2 hours legs to there). I just finished a flight from Palmyra (Syria) to Baghdad.I also like hiking, especially in the Fontainebleau forest (I live at the border of this wonderful area !)Very cool threadCheers to allAlain

53 here !Alain

Hi,Try also http://www.berrygelderblom.nl/. You will find there charts from all over the world.Alain