That’s really what you got from this thread?I think it’s clear that they put most of the effort into the airflow CFD simulation itself and not the visualization. The visualizations were held off for a while, comes with a massive performance hit and lacks options. Visualizations are necessary for us to test the system, and frankly, to convince people on this forum that the airflow simulation even exists.
You may disagree, but I personally think this airflow simulation is one of the most important modern advances in home flight simulation, especially considering the very low performance impact.
Back on topic. It does seem that rising air results in falling air. Here is a test over the desert with an exaggerated manual preset and flat ground to rule out terrain creating falling air.
Purple = falling (on an angle). Blue = lateral. Teal = rising (on an angle).
Here’s another test:
When we reduce the solar radiation by changing the date and time but keep all other conditions the same, we lose both rising and falling air. The lines go from purple and teal to mostly blue (lateral movement):
Conclusion: Rising air creates falling air