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by **Scupper** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:03 pm

These are from an evening flight out of Hokitika (free from Godzone) with P3D2, REX 3 and Active Sky Next. Sorry about the registration, - it's part of the paint and can't be changed on this particular plane, a default Bonanza. These pics aren't about the plane anyway, they're about the weather effects, which are due to ASN. I like the layering effect of the successive ridges (like a Chinese painting) and the way the mist thickens into the distance, - much more convincing than P3D2's 'volumetric fog'.

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:55 pm

Least ya driving ya single outta Hoki .. In that weather, now where are you again

by **Scupper** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:04 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 16 2014,9:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Least ya driving ya single outta Hoki .. In that weather, now where are you again

Interestingly...

I had an IFR clearance into Kaikoura but they kept vectoring me round in circles above the cloud base, at 2,800', so I had to bust down through the allotted altitude to actually see the runway and land. Bloomin' computer controllers

. Good thing I'm not a real pilot.... reckon they'd throw the book at me for that...

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:19 am

Some I should have asked you Scups is how well dose it emulate the North West sky, in Christchurch we get what is known as the north/west arch ... a very defining sky with a wind to boot.

by **Bugdani** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:59 am

Can't see any pic

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:02 am

Bugdani wrote:
QUOTE (Bugdani @ Mar 17 2014,11:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Can't see any pic

Dani , its been a strange thing happening across the board, many forums I'm finding it has a little Icon and simply won't load , been an ongoing thing for the last week now come two.

by **Splitpin** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:34 pm

Great shots

Well done that man.

by **Scupper** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:43 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Mar 17 2014,6:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great shots Well done that man.

Thanks

. I think with all that atmosphere the plane should be a flying fortress or a P51 something, - but nothing like that exists yet for P3D2. Shouldn't be too long though.

Ian, - can't see any pic either but I'd be very surprised if it could reproduce that kind of subtle local effect. It's more of a broad-brush area thing, although clouds do have individual properties, like precipitation and turbulence.

I'd love to see the Barber (see Google images) katabatic wind pouring down into Greymouth from the high ground, - but I don't really exepct to...

David.

by **Splitpin** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:07 pm

Dont need an aircraft at all Scups .... thats not what you were showing ... right?
Again ... great shots.

by **Bugdani** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:59 am

It's OK now ! Nice pics !

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:44 am

Bugdani wrote:
QUOTE (Bugdani @ Mar 18 2014,7:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's OK now ! Nice pics !

It happened again this morning , all I got was a little icon, once refreshed it showed up.

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