
"RealTurb CAT Areas Global for MSFS" extends the RealTurb effects to the Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
Areas found around the world!
CAT areas are areas around the world, usually defined in the lateral (geographical position) and
vertical (altitude) plane with forecasted turbulence (issued as part of a SIGMET that pilots receive).
"RealTurb CAT Areas Global for MSFS" constructs a 3D envelope of these real CAT areas worldwide,
taking also into account parameters like position of the aircraft into the envelope, trend of the forecasted turbulence etc to calculate the turbulence effects. For example an aircraft being within the CAT area but near the defined vertical edges will most likely encounter less severe turbulence compared to being in the "core" of the CAT area. Similarly a CAT area with a weakening (WKN) trend will give less severe turbulence compared to an area with intensifying (INTSF) trend etc. And this does not mean that whenever the aircraft is within the CAT area will experience non stop turbulence effects until it's out of the area. There is also logic to determine the duration of the effects, intervals between effects etc to give a dynamic and realistic feeling to the user!
With all these put together, "RealTurb CAT Areas Global for MSFS" aims to simulate the weather
behavior, when the aircraft is flying into these areas thus increasing the immersion level to the simmer!
Features include:
- Global coverage of real world CAT areas
- Realistic (custom made) turbulence effects
- Custom made turbulence sound (linked to aircraft G load - also tunable from ini file)
- Easy installation and usage (Just install and forget - RealTurb will autoload when the simulator starts)
- No user input/setup required for the effects to work. All is analyzed automatically!
- Compatible with any aircraft, being default or add-on
Hardware
- There are no additional system requirements to run "RealTurb CAT Areas Global for MSFS" other than
the ones required to run Microsoft Flight Simulator and/or the ones required to run your add-ons.
Software
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) required