> Trying to set up conditions for an IFR approach with the latest CVS > code, I find that the following command line which used to do the trick > a few years ago gives fine VFR weather: > > $ ./fgfs --disable-real-weather-fetch --enable-clouds --visibility=3000 > --ceiling=1000 > > The visibility and ceiling options are both still listed in the help. > Are they meant to be decpreciated now, or are they simply broken. If > the latter, is anyone else fixing it, or do I need to dig? So far, I've > been unable to get an overcast cloud layer at all, whether at startup or > by using the in-sim dialogs. > > Cheers - Dave Add --prop:/environment/weather-scenario=none to your command line and it works again.
Background: the default weather-scenario is METAR and if --disable-real-weather-fetch, a fake, hard-coded METAR is interpreted which overrides the given options for visibility and ceiling. Torsten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
