Smooth Transitions – Cloud formations, wind, temperature, visibility and every other aspect of your weather is smoothed, transitioned and interpolated for the ultimate in realism.
Hybrid Weather Depiction Technology – AS16 uses multiple integration and depiction methods to provide realistic, smooth and correct weather and ambient conditions at all times, while also providing full cloud position awareness to enable advanced cloud-synchronized radar, precipitation and air effects.User Interface Improvements – We’ve incorporated user feedback and made dozens and dozens of improvements throughout the entire UI.
Performance-Focused Design – We’ve taken the previous codebase for Active Sky and re-factored it, tuned it, and re-designed many core areas for increased performance and usability.Enhanced Thunderstorm Effects – Thunderstorms are now very dangerous, as they are in the real world, and require avoidance, in most cases, to ensure safe and successful completion of your flights – Flying into heavy cells can result in loss of aircraft control and even airframe stress overload.Award-Winning Active Sky Weather Simulation Engine – Enhanced Further! – We’ve been enhancing and growing Active Sky since 2000, and this new version expands our weather engine even further than ever before.NAVIGRAPH Data Integration – Airports, Navaids and Fixes now provided by Navigraph! A complimentary expired database is included with AS16, and regular AIRAC cycle updates are available with a Navigraph subscription.New Map System – Vector Background Options and New Overlays!.Web Companion App – Remotely view and control weather using any device on your local network with new webserver/browser technology!.