Eric Olson

Thanks Damian. The problem with the "wind stick" seems to only happen, for me, if ASE goes offline.When FSX isn't running, ASE can download first shot. When I start up FSX, it takes multiple tries and even then, sometimes can not get a download. Thoughts on that?

Has anyone else had this issue:ASE attempts to download over and over until it finally gives up and goes into offline mode. No problem, except, when you land, you're up against cruise winds.Last night, METAR showed it should have been 10 kts or so at KSNA, but on approach, I was up against a 75 kt H/W.

Mabye I'm not understanding either then...As I read in the settings, DWC is for FSX only. FSX means it's using SimConnect to interface and not FSUIPC.DWC isn't even an option then with FS9 which is using FSUIPC to communicate with the sim.Is my thinking wrong here?

Somehow this thread disappeared...bringing it back up...

First off, DWC is Direct Weather Control...a mode for FSX only. Second, if you're using FSUPIC to control the weather from ASE, then you're using FS9 because FSX uses SimConnect. Read the first couple of posts on here and you'll learn that quick. So, Norman, with all due respect, your statement regarding updates is incorrect.With that said, no matter what mode I have mine in, every time the weather downloads, it causes my FPS to drop to 0.9. Once the download is complete, it works again.I only post this because I have a feeling we may be in the same boat without a life raft in sight...

I have BItDefender which is on "Game Mode", so no, it should not be...I'm going to make sure that HTTP traffic scan is off though and try it again.--EDIT--Pinpointed right when it happened:8:58 AM - Downloading global weather data for 11/23/2011 2:58:33 PM (14Z) from Primary Server...9:00 AM - Download failed, retrying, attempt #29:00 AM - Switching to Secondary Server9:02 AM - Download failed, retrying, attempt #39:02 AM - Switching to Primary Server9:02 AM - Thermal generated: 80fpm, Temp = 3.6729:03 AM - Up/downdraft generated: -55fpm, Downdraft = True, Winddir = 340, Windspeed = 20, Strengthfactor = 0.66666679:03 AM - Up/downdraft generated: -221fpm, Downdraft = True, Winddir = 357, Windspeed = 25, Strengthfactor = 0.83333339:03 AM - Download failed, retrying, attempt #49:03 AM - Switching to Secondary Server9:05 AM - Thermal generated: 22fpm, Temp = 2.4857149:05 AM - Start Download Content License Result Check9:05 AM - Finished Download Content License Result Check in 0 ms9:05 AM - Start Download File Output9:05 AM - Saving weather to disk9:05 AM - Finished Download File Output in 15.625 ms9:05 AM - Start Decrypt/Decompress9:06 AM - Finished Decrypt/Decompress in 24796.875 ms9:06 AM - Download Binary Compress File Routine completed in 123640.625 ms9:06 AM - Populating weather stream with new data...9:06 AM - Parsing line items9:06 AM - Thermal generated: 106fpm, Temp = 2.59:06 AM - Download complete9:06 AM - Downloading Met/Rep data from Primary Server...It was fine on the primary server, but as soon as it went to the secondary, it took a HUGE hit. When it went back to trying Primary, no issues. Then, when it went BACK to secondary again, same hit. The red highlights where the hit started. Once back in the "black", it was fine again.It has something to do with the secondary server. Is there a way to force primary server only to test this theory?

I tried all 3 modes. Behaves the same in all 3.ASE says it's DOWNLOADING when this happens, NOT trying to depict the output which is what is baffling me.

Guess what...doesn't matter which mode I choose, I get a HUGE hit.ASX didn't behave this way...what gives?

Is this a known issue with DWC as well?Right now, whenever ASE is downloading an update, I get 0.9, yes, not a typo, 0.9 FPS.Thanks!