Wierd Clouds

[Selbio]

Hi all,

I noticed that I was flying at 35000 from Hong Kong to London at night. I had the clouds from 5000-10000 however, everytime I changed to spot view I'd see this green Cloud right above the aircraft.

Has anyone seen anything like this before?

[FSTipster]

Only the Northern lights spring to mind. Did you fly near the polar region?

[Selbio]

Yes I sure did

[FSTipster]

That'll be it then.

[tim l lam 10386]

I HATE that everyone but me has seen them!  >:(

Been flying in FS2002 for quite some time, have logged nearly 700hrs flight time in it, and not ONCE have I seen them on my transcontinental flights to Asia..  Every time I fly to China, I pass fairly close to the north pole on the offset chance that I would see them.

Does anybody have the exact time and date and location... I could view them?

Thanks for helping a poor pathetic soul  :'(

[ozzy72]

Well poor pathetic lost soul, be lost no longer. Try ICAO CYSY at 1500 during Winter, and all will be well, just head north!

Ozzy (navigator for lost souls)

[BAW19]

As far as I remember you can't see them from inside the cockpit only from Spot Plane view, though I could be wrong about this.

From my experience I've seen them loads but when I switch to the cockpit they aren't there anymore.

[FSTipster]

As far as I remember you can't see them from inside the cockpit only from Spot Plane view, though I could be wrong about this.

From my experience I've seen them loads but when I switch to the cockpit they aren't there anymore.

You are, in my experience anyway, absolutely correct. I've no idea why this is, but they do seem to only appear in spot view. (V.C. might possibly get them - can't remember now.)

[tim l lam 10386]

Well Ozzy, thanks for your answer, however, I flew for two hours noth at FL290 in my b734, at 1500 local time at CYSY.. nothing..

Is there a file I'm missing? I have all the effects and texture files for the northern lights..

[FSTipster]

Cockpit or spot view Tim? (See me last reply above).

[Woodlouse2002]

Just slew north in winter! thats how i say them. took me 5 mins.

[tim l lam 10386]

Read the posts from before yours; yes, I was in spot all the way..

[FSTipster]

The only thing I can think of is that your scenery settings aren't high enough?

I've not come across anything that says they have to be on max to display this, but it might be worth a look if they aren't.

[tim l lam 10386]

I max everything.. EVERYTHING... down to the last bit of display options.. except for the water reflections..

I'm still confused why I don't see them.  Someone enlighten me about the actual Northern Lights.  Do they appear about every night in the north?  And the south, under a different name..

[FSTipster]

Take a look at Leg 3 of my RTW tour. It's under part 1. (Link in my signature).

There are several screenshots in there plus the location and time. Setting that up in your own Simulator should produce them.

If not, then I'm at a loss apart from something in your hardware. What graphics card and drivers do you have?