Ridge Lift in FSX-SE

[Bruce66]

Does anyone know if Ridge Lift is simulated in FSX-SE?

I have experienced ridge lift in two places - Molokai in the Flight Sim Jewels scenery and in the custom Greenland scenery at Narsarsuaq - but I dont know if this is part of the scenery or part of the sim.

In the above scenarios I was using REX textures (which I would assume would not have thermal, ridge or wave effects), Active Sky Next (maybe has them?) and the sceneries mentioned.

I ask because I was trying a glider flight from a location I know has ridge lift in the real world but did not experience it in the flight.

I have seen Sim Probe by Ian Forster-Lewis mentioned on several occasions but all the links for download and documentation are dead.

This made me think that maybe ridge lift is now part of FSX-SE making Sim Probe redundant - is that the case?

Any help greatly appreciated!

[johnwillimas2]

ActiveSky Next has ridge lift simulation.... see page 22 of the manual.

The maximum possible rate is set in options / wind options & effects / maximum updraft/thermal rate.

:-)

[Bruce66]

Thanks for the pointer. I'll check it out!

[ftl818]

Look here: http://luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/index.html

As a former real world glider pilot I find it very real! Both thermals and ridge lift.

Paul

[Bruce66]

Look here: http://luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/index.html

As a former real world glider pilot I find it very real! Both thermals and ridge lift.

Paul

Thanks, I will also check this out.

I did get the ridge lift in Active Sky - I had forgotten to turn it on :banghead:.

[johnwillimas2]

Look here: http://luerkens.homepage.t-online.de/peter/index.html

As a former real world glider pilot I find it very real! Both thermals and ridge lift.

Paul

WinchX on the same page for ground launches is great too...!