Storm scope not working?
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have flown around lighting a few more times now and the storm scope has never once worked.
@rinkerbuck Next time you think you should be seeing strikes on the scope, could you please take note of the atmospheric conditions, as they would appear in a METAR, and report back? That's really the only way I can diagnose whether this is a software issue, an algorithmic issue, or a weather issue.
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Will do. Tonight is actually the first time I've seen it work, with strikes showing up around 80 miles away from me from the storms over there. So it seems like maybe it has an issue with detecting anything really close, but not far away.
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Will do. Tonight is actually the first time I've seen it work, with strikes showing up around 80 miles away from me from the storms over there. So it seems like maybe it has an issue with detecting anything really close, but not far away.
@rinkerbuck I will appreciate any tests results or insight that you're willing to share, but there shouldn't be any difference between near or far strikes. Distance just doesn't factor into how the system works at all.
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I'm curious to know how you've coded the storm scope to work. I have only seen about three strike detections for 1 storm in live wxr while I was observing dozens out the window. I've also flown past a number of storm cells that visually had lightning, but nothing on the scope. As it stands my storm scope is primarily serving as a spotty electrical system monitor for the aircraft, lol.
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@rinkerbuck I finally saw strikes on the scope!
Are you flying the turbo by any chance? For the last 3 days, I've been chasing thunderstorms in the N117AQ (Turbo) and the scope hasn't shown any strikes. I've been using windy.com to monitor real lightning activity, figuring that would be a good start to look for storms. Then, while flying, I used the PM50's GTN750 to monitor the precipitation in the SIM using its radar feature. Once again, thinking this would give me the best chances. I visually saw lots of strikes, but nothing in the scope.
This morning I switched planes to the N1107L (non-turbo). I followed the same procedures as I did before, and this time I got nice activity on the scope. I hade several clusters of strikes on the scope throughout the flight that seemed to make sense based on the weather I was seeing.
I will have to go back and forth between planes, curious if this is plane specific or maybe a turbo/non-turbo issue.
Let me know which plane you were flying, I'll try it and I'll see what happens. I tried to get a pic of the scope working, but I guess I didn't actually capture that image. I think storm chasing might be my new thing! This plane has been really fun to fly.
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@rinkerbuck I finally saw strikes on the scope!
Are you flying the turbo by any chance? For the last 3 days, I've been chasing thunderstorms in the N117AQ (Turbo) and the scope hasn't shown any strikes. I've been using windy.com to monitor real lightning activity, figuring that would be a good start to look for storms. Then, while flying, I used the PM50's GTN750 to monitor the precipitation in the SIM using its radar feature. Once again, thinking this would give me the best chances. I visually saw lots of strikes, but nothing in the scope.
This morning I switched planes to the N1107L (non-turbo). I followed the same procedures as I did before, and this time I got nice activity on the scope. I hade several clusters of strikes on the scope throughout the flight that seemed to make sense based on the weather I was seeing.
I will have to go back and forth between planes, curious if this is plane specific or maybe a turbo/non-turbo issue.
Let me know which plane you were flying, I'll try it and I'll see what happens. I tried to get a pic of the scope working, but I guess I didn't actually capture that image. I think storm chasing might be my new thing! This plane has been really fun to fly.
@arrayed said in Storm scope not working?:
I will have to go back and forth between planes, curious if this is plane specific or maybe a turbo/non-turbo issue.
They both load the same code. Just wanted to save you any unnecessary investigation
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weird how inconsistent it seems to be for everyone
