In one of the MSFS Twitch streams there was a question about wave lift.
It was on the development list, but was cut for Simupdate 11 because it would take more time to implement and they would only consider an implementation if there is enough attention for it
(or votes like in this thread, created for that reason).
While they definitely have to sort out the basic Thermals, Up & Down Drafts and make them more realistic (because one depends on the other), wave lift should be on the list too.
Wave lift gets created in special cases and has different indicators,
here is a very good summary of how can I see wave lift?
While gliders make the most use of it, itās not just glider related, every aircraft gets effected by the airflow so this topic should be on the realism development list.
Weather is weather. We donāt glide in a parallel universe. Standing Lee waves are used by glider pilots and commercial pilots alike.
In the first iteration, it need be no more than a couple of sliders to set height and Frequency of oscillation, but for live weather, both Skysight.org and Meteoblue off wave prediction data.
question, is it possible for you guys to play the youtube video in the OP ?
for some strange reason it doesnāt start for me, only works with the smartphone
I somehow doubt that they can actually model wavelift in the sim, as long as we donāt see any nearly realistic basic thermals in the sim we are probably very far away from wave lift getting implemented.
In the glider Q&A it was stated that wave is an āedgeā phenomenon - it isnāt. Whilst the kind of waves the Perlan ll hunt for might be edge weather, there is actually weak wave (10-20,000 ft somewhere in the UK most weeks during winter - and sites like Aboyne in Scotland rely on the regular existence of wave for their business model to work. It is a well known expedition site with a degree of predictability.
Photos outside my window today. Post yours
Iām guessing it will be waving somewhere in the world every day
itās astonishing what can be achieved with wave lift 76.000 feetā¦ I mean look at this, we need this thermal feature in the sim (and the Perlan 2 as well )
The Perlan 2 would be a great āālocal legendāā candidate and in case Asobo decides to implement wave lift there could be a tutorial/ mission to recreate this record breaking flight.
The way Marten mentions āāargentinaāā in the OP interview sounds like they thought about this idea
Please bring mountain waves/wave soaring to MSFS 2024. Rotor, rotor clouds, lenticulars, everything. If the sky really is not the limit, then wave lift is a must.
Dear Asobo, please give us glider pilots some love in FS2024. You have the most beautiful simulation Iāve ever had the pleasure of using but gliders canāt be used properly without some changes. Please rework cloud formations and thermals, add mountain waves and rotors etc. (look at Condor 3, it does it very well, with the man power you have, youād sort that out in a few sprints)
So much focus is added on avionics and large jet liners but little love is added to the basics of flying.
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