Weather Data and Synthesis
IVAO Weather
Solely IvAp uses its
own weather data. This is acceptable, because IvAp
is not my main source for METAR and TAF information.
Some tests have shown that ASE
und IVAO do not differ so much regarding
currentness of data. However, sometimes the ASE
weather seems to be an hour behind the IVAO weather.
Weather Radar
The weather radar
application SA_WXR_1.6 uses the FS9 weather data for
the generation of the radar image. This closes the
loop and even with using historical weather data the
generated radar image reflects always the select weather
scenario. For me this is a clear advantage compared with
the satellite image used by pmGetWeather.
Weather radar picture taken 09-Sep-2011,
15:45Z, near LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, ICAO: LJLJ
METAR (Meteorological
Terminal Aviation Routine
Weather)
TAF (Terminal
Aerodrome Forecast)
3D Clouds
As a replacement for the standard FS2004 clouds I
use the High Definition Environment - V2.0 from
Pablo Diaz. The package is freeware and available at
AVSIM. HDE is a photorealistic texture pack that
will change the aspect of clouds (cumulus, stratus,
and cirrus), sky color, aircraft reflections and ground
details.
Promotion image of High Definition Environment - V2.0 from
Pablo Diaz
Links:
AVSIM:
http://www.avsim.com (search for hdev2.zip)
REX REAL ENVIRONMENT XTREME would be a commercial alternative to the freeware
of Pablo Diaz. REX also improves other
environmental textures, such as water, airport, and
lighting.
Links:
REX REAL ENVIRONMENT XTREME:
http://www.realenvironmentxtreme.com/fs9.html