billhuntsman Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yesterday, while doing a flight to/from ENAL in Norway, I noticed that the windsock is not indicating the wind correctly. As you can see in the photo, I am facing 164 degrees and there is a 12 knot wind from 160 degrees. I should be facing into the wind, but the windsock does not show this. The wind was definitely there, as I noticed during takeoff and landing. I have previously posted about a windsock at the latest Walter Sutton's release as well. I know this is a big job, but I hope progress can be made regarding the windsocks. They are a big part of VFR flying. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapsdown Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I have noted this as well in an earlier submission: http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/90069-ftx-eu-norway-windsock-direction-issue-enbs/ and have I seen it at various other fields in FTX Norway (but also still in other regions, like NZSI and NI as well), but not consistently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hi guys, are we talking FSX or P3D? In P3D it's a known issue that affects all custom windsocks but if this is FSX it may be a mistake on our part. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 It is FSX. (Both here are Walter Sutton's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapsdown Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 It is FSX. Here as well, FSX Acceleration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hi guys, roger that. Thanks for the heads-up, on the to-do list now for the NOR service pack. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks, Holger. May I assume that if I find other windsocks in Norway that are incorrect I should create a post in the support forum (a different post for each location)? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hi Bill, actually, adding the ICAO of any airports to this thread would make it easier for us to keep track. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'll be happy to do that. It does seem like a good idea to keep them in one place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 ENMS - 3 windsocks all not reacting correctly to the wind direction. ENST - Windsock at the threshold of rwy 21 seems to work OK, but the one at the threshold of rwy 3 does not Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 ENRM windsock backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 As I check out various Norway airports, most of them I check have incorrect windsocks, often 180 degrees off, sometimes 90 or something else. I am suspecting that this is a fairly widespread issue. I am talking about FSX here. The latest ones I checked are wrong: ENSO (the two windsocks do not agree. One might be OK, but I won't know unless I check it out with a different wind direction. It could be randomly OK. One thing I do know is that the 2 windsocks at the end of rwy 15 and rwy 33 point 90 degrees different from each other during the same wind) Also, ENHD windsocks are not correct. The Norway scenery is gorgeous, but it is quite frustrating to have so many windsocks be only decorative rather than useful. At least when the airport has ATIS, you can know the wind direction before landing. But on airports without that feature, especially if there is no other AI aircraft landing and giving a radio report, it's tough to pick a runway for landing. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Thomsen Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 As I check out various Norway airports, most of them I check have incorrect windsocks, often 180 degrees off, sometimes 90 or something else. I am suspecting that this is a fairly widespread issue. I am talking about FSX here. This is correct also for P3D. Most of the airports have incorrect windsocks, so every single airport needs to be checked. I have excluded them for my Airports of Norway package, and use the default windsock instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 This is correct also for P3D. Most of the airports have incorrect windsocks, so every single airport needs to be checked. I have excluded them for my Airports of Norway package, and use the default windsock instead. Are there any that have working windsocks in P3D2? AFAIK, the current Orbx windsocks (apart from the ObjectFlow-controlled windsocks at payware airports) simply don't work in P3D2 (they are always fully extended and point in a fixed direction). Tym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 This thread was started about the windsocks in FSX. I think the windsocks in P3D are different and known issue, though the same result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Sandmann Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hi guys, thanks for the additional information, Bill. Looks like a systematic checking of the NOR airports is in order. I'm surprised because our airport developers are well aware of the specific rules for placing those windsocks. Anyway, we'll look into it. The P3Dv2 issue with windsocks is different as currently only the default models work correctly (which look look very bad and don't allow for regional/national differences). We're still hoping that L-M is going to provide us with better code for conditional model behavior in the near future. Cheers, Holger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thanks, Holger. I was hoping for that response. Best of luck. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TymK Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Thank you for the reply, Holger. Do you think it's realistic to expect a fix from LM anytime soon? I've seen no references to the issue in any recent announcements or discussions on the LM site/forums... Tym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapsdown Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 ENLK also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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