What we wish: Realism + Weather

[SeanTK]

Trying to organize our thoughts a bit more rather than having one thread. It will also be easier to see what everything thinks of a certain aspect of the forthcoming sim.

What are you looking for in the "Flight" weather system? What needs to be added/changed?

Aircraft physics...what needs to be adjusted, included, etc?

The small things that could add to immersion, what could they be/add?

[Boikat]

Weather-wise, actual weather patterns would be nice, so if you're flying into a hurricane, you actually have the spiral feeder bands, the eye wall, and outragious winds.  Same for thunderstorms, with downdrafts, wind shear, hail, the occasional tornado..

[patchz]

[quote]Weather-wise, actual weather patterns would be nice, so if you're flying into a hurricane, you actually have the spiral feeder bands, the eye wall, and outragious winds.

[Flying Trucker]

Excellent idea Roy...

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Fozzer]

Realistic effects of "Icing" upon the Engine, Airframe, etc.

(Carburettor Icing, Pitot Tube Icing, Flying Surface Icing, etc).

Paul...G-BPLF..FS 2004...FS Nav..

[Travis]

Realistic effects of "Icing" upon the Engine, Airframe, etc.

(Carburettor Icing, Pitot Tube Icing, Flying Surface Icing, etc).

Paul...G-BPLF..FS 2004...FS Nav..

I have a feeling that this is much more plausible these days than it was in the past, Paul.

[alrot]

The ATC to control the approach speed

example in the 0:20 Virgin 1918 reduce speed to 170 and descend 4000

[f-35simpilot]

Wingtip vortices and C-130 prop-tip style lines ... You know what i mean, sound cones, when in tower view and you go by supersonic you get sonic BOOM, and all high g effects when enogh moisture in the air... Also I apologize for poor grammar, I am doing this post from my phone and I am lazyJ

[patchz]

[quote]Another thing that would be interesting to see would be a dynamic and changing planet.

[xtp]

I'd like to see more realistic high-res 3-d scenery areas - both around airfields and elsewhere - together with a tighter elevation mesh and photo-realistic (best Google-Earth-like) photo terrain at a high-enough resolution for realistic low flying worldwide.

[SeanTK]

A few ideas from me:
Turbulence & condensation when going through clouds.
Wake turbulence.
Visible icing.
Aircraft vibration.
Steering and braking power affected by surface conditions.

[specter177]

I'll just combine what everyone is saying into one sentence.

We want Star Trek Holodeck level realism that will run on a Pentium 4.

[patchz]

I'll just combine what everyone is saying into one sentence.

We want Star Trek Holodeck level realism that will run on a Pentium 4.

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Yeah, but was it Keith Richards that said, "you can't always get what you want"?

[Boikat]

Some more environmental stuff..

Water was mentioned.  I'd like actual, rolling waves. I want whitecaps when the wind is strong enough.  I whant hit-knuckle waterlanding in a Goose.

For that matter, ditching.  If you ditch right, you should not crash, even though ditching is technically crashing, or rather, and emergency water landing. Add to that (though it would be part of the model), life rafts popping out and passengers disembarking (Heck, that'd be nice for the air-stairs....)

Come to mention it, even crashing should be doable.  A nice gear-up belly landing should not result in "end of game" so to speak.  Of course, it basically *is*, but you should have all the time you want in order to admire your handy-work, be it a "soft as a baby's bottom skid to a stop, or a towering pillar of smoke and fire comming from a crater.

No "crash" if you brush againt a tree-top with your wing tip. By all means, "crash" when you actually crash, but winging a twig shouldn't be fatal. Damage the aircraft, sure, to the appropriate extent. Again, that probably needs to be built into the model.

Two words:  "Bird strikes".

Just more thoughts.....

[patchz]

And good thoughts they are Roy. I would like to see them as well.