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I just upgraded to AS 2012. I went into the snapshot screen in graphics and noticed the auto generate function. I created 20 screenshots for stormy wx. Does this mean that if I do a flight plan in bad wx that one of the themes I created in stormy will be selected ? When I enter a flight plan I am asked if I want to install AS 2012 graphics or snapshot graphics. Are AS 2012 graphics wx influenced ? When using the flight planner if I select install AS 2012 graphics is the selection made from all textures or only existing themes ? Is the snapshot function intended for users of add ons such as REX only. I am currently using the graphics in AS 2012. Finally what effect does using wx edit have on the above ? Henry

I just solved the problem. It appears to have been a browser problem. I switched to Firefox and was able to set up the account. Henry

This may not be the place for this post, but I don't have anywhere else to turn. I have been trying unsucessfully to create a customer account for HiFi support. I bought a new computer and need to download ASE which I originally purchased as an upgrade to Active Sky. The first time I tried to create an account I got a message stating that when the account was activated I could submit a ticket. When I heard nothing for a couple of days I inquired as to when my account would be activated. I got a response telling me to create an account which I had done 2 days earlier. I tried again to create an account but still haven't been able to get it recognized. The responses appear to be automated so I'm not getting very far. I can't talk to support because I can't submit a ticket. Henry

I'm using AS 6.5 build 552. When I set visibility for less than 1 mile when writing a Metar string it is decoded as still 1 mile. However I noticed the meters value does change. I write the visibility for example as 1/2SM. Henry Hatch

Hello,Your post answered at least a good part of my question. I went back and flew with the METAR string showing wind direction of 001. I took off and at about 3,000 ft the wind direction and speed changed. When I descended, the reading went back to expected values. My remaining problem is with wind direction of 000. On the ground when I hit shift z the wind direction is 262. I tried this with the Active Sky - Clear Skies template as well as my own. Henry

OK Jim,I will keep playing around with it. Enjoy your holiday.Henry

Hello again,I tried using a value of 360, but that did not help. Actually a wind direction setting of 000 is in one of the basic templates that came with the package.I did hit weather settings off and default settings. No change.Attached is the file you requested. Hopefully it's the right one.Henry

Jim,These are the two METAR strings I used for my flights.First flight:00010KT 10SM FEW020 BKN035 15/7 A2992Second flight:00120KT 10SM FEW020 BKN035 15/7 A2992These were strings that I edited.Henry

I've been using AV6 for about 2 weeks and enjoy the program. I've just started to scratch the surface of what appears to be a robust program with many features.I ran into an odd situation recently regarding wind direction. I used a template in weather configurator and applied it to all stations with wind direction of 000. My flight was KPVD Providence RI to KBOS Boston. I went into FS and hit shift z after the weather loaded and the wind showed a direction of 240 confirmed by ATIS. This pretty much remained the same all the way to Boston.I cleared all weather, refreshed, and made sure TAF processing was off, but still had the same problem.Given a magnetic variation of about 15 deg west the magnetic direction in FS was way off. I then created a template showing a wind direction of 001. When I went into FS on the runway at KPVD hit shift z the wind direction showed as 16, converting from AV true to FS magetic, the direction seemed correct. However, as I approached Boston, the wind direction changed to 241.Why would this happen ?Henry

Jim,Thanks for your response. I did not expect to hear back until tomorrow. Don't you ever go home ? 1.I installed the update ok. By the way I did manage to get the application running again after my last post. I went to Options and enabled the online mode, the application refreshed and I was back in business. Hopefully the service update will prevent the problem from reoccurring. 2. Windows is in English. Thanks for your helpHenry

Hello,1. What do you mean by B500 ? 2. I don't know what language windows is written to. How do I find out ? I am running Windows XP, Media Center Edition, Service Pack 2 version 2002.I have not made any changes to Windows.I'm sorry, but I'm not too swift on technical stuff.Henry

I'm getting a Main thread process error on AS v6. At first when thie error came up I closed the application and reopened and that fixed the problem. Now I got the message again and cannot get rid of it. I also tried a reboot, but that did not work. Is there a fix for this or I am I doing something wrong ? The build # is 499.Henry

I just purchased AS v6 after a year of flight simming with fs9.I like to customize weather and have been learning to use the Weather Config. screen. I have two questions. If you want to set weather on multiple stations is it necessary to hit the Update and Save button for each station or can one hit Apply Now and then Update and Save the group. I tried a flight from New York to Tampa and some of the weather did not show up. I then tried a flight from Boston to New York, but did an Update and Save on each station and that worked better although I still had a problem with snow showing up in a fog template. I'm sure I'm making lots of user mistakes as I learn.Also, if weather is set for a certain distance around a station what happens if there is a conflict because of overlap with a distance setting on another station.I read the user manual and did a post search here, but was not able to find the answers.Henry Hatch