2014-01-07, 22:37:04
To check the weather I have just flown KATL-KDCA.
Routing was N0439F370 DAWGS6 SPA/N0444F390 J37 GVE V453 CSN DCT AML NUMMY2.
At first, here are some screenshots to simply show the weather I got during the flight.
Wind dir/speed as well as the location can be seen on the ND.
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._FSXWX.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...2_KATL.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._LIDAS.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._LIDAS.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...05_SPA.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._COLZI.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._SANNY.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...08_GVE.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...09_GVE.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...10_CSN.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...11_CSN.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...12_AML.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...13_AML.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._NUMMY.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...5_KDCA.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...6_KDCA.jpg]
Here are some METAR reports along the route:
KPDK 031753Z 31005KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SNE1654 SLP304 60000 T10171122 11011 21072 50003 + true aloft
KATL 031752Z 35007KT 10SM FEW250 M01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP293 T10111122 11011 21061 50002 + true aloft
KFTY 031753Z 36005KT 10SM CLR M01/M12 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP295 T10111117 11011 21061 58002 + true aloft
KWDR 031835Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 01/M21 A3037 RMK AO1 + true aloft
KGYH 031747Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 00/M15 A3035 + true aloft
KGMU 031753Z 02006KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10061156 11006 21067 50014 + true aloft
KAND 031756Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR M01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP285 T10061122 10006 21072 50007 + true aloft
KCEU 031754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP287 T00061117 10011 21056 50013 + true aloft
KMTV 031835Z AUTO 34009G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3033 RMK AO2 T10151159 + true aloft
KSIF 031835Z AUTO 31007KT 260V350 10SM CLR M01/M15 A3033 RMK AO2 T10101150 + true aloft
KMWK 031835Z AUTO 31009G15KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 T10171169 + true aloft KINT
KINT 031754Z 33011G18KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP270 T10171167 11017 21067 51015 + true aloft
KLYH 031754Z VRB05G14KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP256 T10221167 11017 21072 51012 + true aloft
KROA 031754Z 31010G18KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10441172 11044 21094 50014 + true aloft
KDAN 031753Z AUTO 33013G22KT 10SM CLR M02/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 60011 T10171133 11017 21056 50012 + true aloft KTDF
KMTV 031835Z AUTO 34009G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3033 RMK AO2 T10151159 + true aloft
KCHO 031753Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP251 T10391167 11039 21072 51012 + true aloft
KLKU 031835Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M02/M14 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCHO
KOMH 031835Z AUTO 26008G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCJR
KFVX 031835Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 00/M19 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KLYH
KOMH 031835Z AUTO 26008G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCJR
KHWY 031835Z AUTO 31013G20KT 10SM CLR M04/M13 A3029 RMK AO2 T10401127 + true aloft
KRMN 031835Z AUTO 32024G29KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3035 RMK AO2 T10411142 + true aloft
KLKU 031835Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M02/M14 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCHO
KDAA 031758Z AUTO 34010KT 310V010 10SM CLR M05/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP258 60000 T10511168 11050 21086 50007 + true aloft
KDCA 031752Z 33016G25KT 10SM FEW040 M05/M16 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 32029/1737 SLP254 4/002 933002 T10501161 11050 21078 51014 $ + true aloft
KADW 031758Z AUTO 31019KT 10SM CLR M07/M17 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/26 SLP251 60000 T10671165 11065 21093 50012 $ + true aloft
KCGS 031830Z AUTO 31011G23KT 7SM CLR M05/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 T10461173 + true aloft KFME
Notes:
* I used historic weather from Friday, 3rd, 18 UTC (= 1 EST) as seen in the first screenshot.
* The cloud depiction at KATL, en-route and at KDCA seems OK in my opinion: All the way to KDCA no clouds appeared because all METAR reported CLR weather and only some random generated cirrus clouds were depicted (note: very high cirrus are indeed generated randomly, thus there might be differences between users). At KDCA the prevailing condition was FEW040.
* Winds aloft were really strong up to 122kts (wow).
* I didn't experience any wind shifts: wind was more or less coming from the west.
* The approach into KDCA was quite bumpy with medium gusts as reported.
Now the question: Is this the weather you also got?
Routing was N0439F370 DAWGS6 SPA/N0444F390 J37 GVE V453 CSN DCT AML NUMMY2.
At first, here are some screenshots to simply show the weather I got during the flight.
Wind dir/speed as well as the location can be seen on the ND.
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._FSXWX.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...2_KATL.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._LIDAS.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._LIDAS.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...05_SPA.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._COLZI.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._SANNY.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...08_GVE.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...09_GVE.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...10_CSN.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...11_CSN.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...12_AML.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...13_AML.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot..._NUMMY.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...5_KDCA.jpg]
[Image: http://www.plane-pics.de/fsxwx/forumphot...6_KDCA.jpg]
Here are some METAR reports along the route:
KPDK 031753Z 31005KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SNE1654 SLP304 60000 T10171122 11011 21072 50003 + true aloft
KATL 031752Z 35007KT 10SM FEW250 M01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP293 T10111122 11011 21061 50002 + true aloft
KFTY 031753Z 36005KT 10SM CLR M01/M12 A3038 RMK AO2 SLP295 T10111117 11011 21061 58002 + true aloft
KWDR 031835Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM CLR 01/M21 A3037 RMK AO1 + true aloft
KGYH 031747Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 00/M15 A3035 + true aloft
KGMU 031753Z 02006KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP289 T10061156 11006 21067 50014 + true aloft
KAND 031756Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR M01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP285 T10061122 10006 21072 50007 + true aloft
KCEU 031754Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 01/M12 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP287 T00061117 10011 21056 50013 + true aloft
KMTV 031835Z AUTO 34009G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3033 RMK AO2 T10151159 + true aloft
KSIF 031835Z AUTO 31007KT 260V350 10SM CLR M01/M15 A3033 RMK AO2 T10101150 + true aloft
KMWK 031835Z AUTO 31009G15KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 T10171169 + true aloft KINT
KINT 031754Z 33011G18KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP270 T10171167 11017 21067 51015 + true aloft
KLYH 031754Z VRB05G14KT 10SM CLR M02/M17 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP256 T10221167 11017 21072 51012 + true aloft
KROA 031754Z 31010G18KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10441172 11044 21094 50014 + true aloft
KDAN 031753Z AUTO 33013G22KT 10SM CLR M02/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 60011 T10171133 11017 21056 50012 + true aloft KTDF
KMTV 031835Z AUTO 34009G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M16 A3033 RMK AO2 T10151159 + true aloft
KCHO 031753Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR M04/M17 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP251 T10391167 11039 21072 51012 + true aloft
KLKU 031835Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M02/M14 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCHO
KOMH 031835Z AUTO 26008G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCJR
KFVX 031835Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 00/M19 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KLYH
KOMH 031835Z AUTO 26008G14KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A3030 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCJR
KHWY 031835Z AUTO 31013G20KT 10SM CLR M04/M13 A3029 RMK AO2 T10401127 + true aloft
KRMN 031835Z AUTO 32024G29KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3035 RMK AO2 T10411142 + true aloft
KLKU 031835Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M02/M14 A3027 RMK AO2 + true aloft KCHO
KDAA 031758Z AUTO 34010KT 310V010 10SM CLR M05/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP258 60000 T10511168 11050 21086 50007 + true aloft
KDCA 031752Z 33016G25KT 10SM FEW040 M05/M16 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 32029/1737 SLP254 4/002 933002 T10501161 11050 21078 51014 $ + true aloft
KADW 031758Z AUTO 31019KT 10SM CLR M07/M17 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/26 SLP251 60000 T10671165 11065 21093 50012 $ + true aloft
KCGS 031830Z AUTO 31011G23KT 7SM CLR M05/M17 A3028 RMK AO2 T10461173 + true aloft KFME
Notes:
* I used historic weather from Friday, 3rd, 18 UTC (= 1 EST) as seen in the first screenshot.
* The cloud depiction at KATL, en-route and at KDCA seems OK in my opinion: All the way to KDCA no clouds appeared because all METAR reported CLR weather and only some random generated cirrus clouds were depicted (note: very high cirrus are indeed generated randomly, thus there might be differences between users). At KDCA the prevailing condition was FEW040.
* Winds aloft were really strong up to 122kts (wow).
* I didn't experience any wind shifts: wind was more or less coming from the west.
* The approach into KDCA was quite bumpy with medium gusts as reported.
Now the question: Is this the weather you also got?
Regards