Software Beta Airspeed problems

[eddievhfan1984]

I'm not sure if I'm putting this post in the right place, but I didn't see a location for reporting on the 2011 beta, so...

While using the latest BETA release I noticed that the airspeed gauges and their related acceleration information are very jumpy and inaccurate. Can anyone clarify as to that?

 

[astrosammy]

This seems to be due to the new wind simulation introduced in the betas. You can disable it in the Orbiter Launchpad somewhere.

 

[STS]

Wind simulation?? :woohoo:

Would be wonderfull if orbiter could use real data, like METAR to the nearest base.

 

[orb]

By quoting martins:

That's probably because the wind module hasn't actually been implemented yet. At the moment this is just a placeholder with some static, random, height-dependent wind velocities.

No realism intended for now.

Here's the initial discussion about Global wind models for Orbiter.

 

[eddievhfan1984]

Well, even after disabling wind effects, I got wild airspeed fluctuations. Not to mention, as a result of this, when I exit a simulation and return immediately afterwards, said dramatic airspeed fluctuations overspeed the stock DG--while GS/OS remains the same throughout, it's as if there was a sudden change in atmospheric pressure, or something like that.

 

[orb]

What exact version of Orbiter are you using?

 

[eddievhfan1984]

111105.