MSFS 'thermals' do not exist, but Asobo think they do?

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Hello,
I merged your post into another topic created a week before yours in order to prevent people’s votes from being split in many places. Your post is here:

Thermals, Up & Downdrafts - Realism Update/ Airmass Simulation

I just re-watched the Jan 2021 Developer Q&A twitch and the discussion of thermals seems totally disconnected with what’s actually happening in the sim. There is neglible thermal activity in the sim. Thermals are not ridge lift - ridge lift in MSFS seems ok. Thermals are not turbulence - turbulence in MSFS seems ok. Thermals not appearing over seas and large bodies of water is not an issue - no-one tries to soar a glider over large expanses of water. Thermals “limited to 1000 feet per minut…