Cloud Questions...

[Layne.]

Hey Guys

1. What are the real life altitude variables on the Cumulus Clouds, Cirrus Clouds and Stratus Clouds.

2. Are there ways to make fog using the Customize Weather option

3. IS there a way to get more clouds like Nimbus, AltoCumulus, NimboStratus, Cirrostratus etc...

Thanks In advance 8-)

[garymbuska]

Hey Guys

1. What are the real life altitude variables on the Cumulus Clouds, Cirrus Clouds and Stratus Clouds.

2. Are there ways to make fog using the Customize Weather option

3. IS there a way to get more clouds like Nimbus, AltoCumulus, NimboStratus, Cirrostratus etc...

Thanks In advance 8-)

Cloud elevations can very a cumulus cloud can go from as low as 500 feet to as high as 30,000 feet and above Of course at that altitude they are usually referred to as Thunder Heads. Cirrus clouds are the High level clouds 40,000 feet and higher they are usually thin and wispy.
What no Starto Cumulus These are the bad boys you steer away from .
About the only way I know to add clouds would be to install extra cloud sets with programs like Active Sky X and Active Sky Graphics.
You can try to manually put new cloud sets in but I am not sure how to get FSX to recognize them. 8-)

[Layne.]

Thanx!
What do you mean "Starto Clouds you stay away from them"
Please rephrase

[garymbuska]

Thanx!
What do you mean "Starto Clouds you stay away from them"
Please rephrase

Sorry about that I did not mean to put the space
check out the link
These clouds can get very thick and are difficult to see through and sometimes get very low to the ground and in mountainous areas can create viability problems.
http://australiasevereweather.com/photo ... mulus.html

[Layne.]

THank you mate

[Mobius]

If you're instrument rated, then you fly through whatever is in front of you, but want to watch out for these...



...and clouds that are close to or above freezing level, or clouds that have freezing rain associated with them, or convective clouds that might have hail spitting out the top of them, or...

Cumulus clouds can form at any altitude from 0 to 10,000 ft AGL, but they can grow above 60,000 ft in large storms.  You can estimate the base of the cumulus clouds by finding the difference between the temperature and the dewpoint (in