Quote from: tim arnot on September 15, 2009, 10:47:22 PM
Those boxes somewhat mimic the real world where you only have the forecasts to go on for winds etc (you did say you didn't like things too easy!  ;)) and it was anticipated that you'd get the winds from a METFORM or similar (this was before I had the Simconnect interface). And still if you connect to FS, the METARs only give wind at ground level, not at 2000ft, 4000ft or whatever altitude you're flying at. I can't guarantee the user has winds aloft set, or that the data will be available.

Besides, having to type the number in, forces you to think a bit about the conditions you'll be flying in...  ;)

I take your point about the airspeed though -- I can make the units selectable.

Tim,
First of all, I'm impressed!! ;D  Saw the "news" item on FlightSim.com and decided, instead of flying, to take a look at Plan-G - it's a winner.
Ive got a couple of minor problems  that are likely part of the learning curve but I did a test flight and overall I'm quite happy (and happy to recommend it to others)

However, regarding the winds aloft issue... I use WeatherSet2 when I'm flying precise nav trips, partly because it does pull the winds aloft from the downloaded winds via FSUIPC. In the real world, we can get at least some winds aloft via FSS (only for the stations that report it and I know FS9 is overly generous by giving more), but... would it be possible to have the data show in the weather data as an option (radio button?) since it is available in the sim? Mostly this would just reduce the task/window switching to have it all in one source.
I haven't had a chance to test all the configurable data but I know what your intent was and it seems to be good - I'm just greedy . ::)

Oh, surprisingly, after beating the sim + Plan-G for an hour, I got the old "out-of-memory" error (FS9 on a Quad-core Q9300 with 6 Gb of Ram) that I've never had before, even on my old Athlon 3500 -- maybe too much flipping around options and display calls?

Keep up the great work... !

Rob