ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Two interconnected issues make low-altitude turbulence analysis impossible during approach at airports (Tested at KFLG under live weather):
- Visualization Failure: The Atmospheric Turbulence CFD particle visualization completely stops rendering or fails to draw close to the ground boundary layer. While the telemetry panel reports extreme, unsafe conditions (0.53 EDR Roll, 0.47 EDR Pitch from terrain), the visual lines disappear near the runway surface, making the visual debugging feature completely useless when it is needed most.
- Modeling Flaw: Mechanical terrain turbulence on final approach is heavily over-calculated by the physics engine, translating mild real-world wind layers into catastrophic, erratic aircraft oscillations that exceed real-world physics for the local METAR. While local weather was far from smooth, the experienced turbulence felt far from real.
Weather settings: Live weather (KFLG 071957Z 20016G23KT 4SM FU CLR 31/02 A3034 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1921 SLP154 T03060022)
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)?
I have noticed this on many airports when winds are moderate. The visualization is never there.
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:
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Load into KFLG Runway 21 approach with live weather generating terrain wind interactions.
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Activate Sim Update 6 Beta “Atmospheric Turbulence Visualization”.
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Fly the approach under 500 feet AGL and monitor the particle distribution relative to the aircraft’s physical altitude and high telemetry readouts.
YOUR SETTINGS
If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.
What peripherals are you using: Moza Yoke and Rudders
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? No
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? Radeon 9070XT
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
