Those Northern Lights in FS9

hobby · Post by **hobby** » 10 Dec 2006, 22:28

Just amazing!

At 5000ft heading 020* position 71nm to Sumburgh, 87nm from Aberdeen, 08:37 hrs Zulu - the Northern Lights as displayed by Active Sky 6.5. A shimmering layer that showed intermitently for the next twenty minutes. Really worthwhile sight with the sun rising over the horizon on the stbd quarter. Great stuff this VA.

Nasty wind 160*/18kts with instructions to land on ILs rnway 09!

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 10 Dec 2006, 22:52

Try a 35 knot crosswind at Prestwick in one of our 748s. I found grass in the wheel wells when I arrived at Teeside even though the ground crew had almost a week to clean it up and remove all of the evidence....

The Northern lights have always been one of the "bright" spots of ActiveSky, although they need to put them up at 40,000-50,000 feet instead of 35,000 feet because it's a bit odd to fly above them...

Post by **DaveB** » 11 Dec 2006, 00:00

Hi Hobby..

I caught them bringing one of the 1-11 500's back from the US a couple of weeks ago. Considering FS9 is so cr@p when compared to the latest version (or so we're told).. it looked very impressive to me

EDIT.. Btw, you don't need Active Sky to see them either as they're built in to FS9

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Captain Pugwash · Post by **Captain Pugwash** » 11 Dec 2006, 04:34

Last year there was a program on avsim that produced the northern lights, very spectacular results. it also listed the locations to fly in and you would be see the lights. sorry i can't remember what the program was called but it was free.

ok here it is. alask_ff1.zip enjoy

Post by **Garry Russell** » 11 Dec 2006, 10:01

Hi CP

I get spectacular results and that is just the default :think:

What does the programmes add?

Garry

Captain Pugwash · Post by **Captain Pugwash** » 11 Dec 2006, 18:06

i must confess i did not know of the default northern lights as 90% of my flights are done in day light.( as i have not seen the default i can't compare ) so i came up on this program thinking it was the only way you could get them. the program just places the effects at pre selected sites, so you are 100% sure to get the effect.
it was weird at first to see them and then fly upward and above.

i have for many years tried to see the lights for real but with no luck. i even stood on deck of a ship in -20c weather in northern norway in a boiler suit waiting to get a look. All i got was a cold and slagging off by my ship mates. Last year there was a show of lights here in OTTAWA and guess what i missed it. was in bed asleep. :sad:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 11 Dec 2006, 18:18

They are not always there in real life so anything that makes sure they are there is a step backwards

Much better if they are linked into the RRW weather or whatever else decides the right conditions are there for a show complete with the correct intensity as near as possible as that is another variable.

If it was just to see them I would look at a photo or watch a video :think:

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 11 Dec 2006, 20:31

CP

I use the same add on - AND Active Sky - Chris you might want to try it - it does raise the alitude of the Aurora a lot higher

Seen them a lot recently - eddling around Alaska as we do - can be quite beautiful

Leif

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 12 Dec 2006, 00:41

Lief, I always fly with ActiveSky, and whenever I'm flying above FL300 I'm above the effect. Real thing is at 87km+ in altitude, so it's kinda odd to be flying ABOVE the lights... :huf:

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 12 Dec 2006, 17:53

Chris

Taken yesterday KEF-BGR using ASv6 AND the Aurora file that CP mentioned

as you can plainly see the aircfat is at 36000 feet and the aurora is clearly well above the me

Cheers

leif