Jet Streams

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"Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents found in the atmosphere of some planets, including Earth. On Earth, the main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are westerly winds (flowing west to east)."
(Wikipedia definition)

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Considering global will feature live weather, will it feature the jet streams that cross the Atlantic? They can speed up aircraft by almost 100 miles an hour, and are very important for trans Atlantic travel, so it would be important (and realistic) to feature them in global.

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#2

Since the Infinite Flight utilizes real time weather, and the devs have been working on different winds at different flight levels, I think this will automatically be taken care of. Nice request though.

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#3

This is something @ Laura was working on AFAIK.

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#4

This is what winds aloft will contain when global comes out I’m pretty sure. :)

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#5

I think they will come since dynamic weather is already in.

#6

MaxSez: Jet Streams, winds aloft, fuel burn, oh my LOL! Check out the Flights v Plans filed in airport stats. Pie in the sky. Hell they can’t even fly straight and level without AP. But ya gotta lov it…

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#7

Fuel burn would make planning flights more rewarding.

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#8

I think he is talking about the skrubs that even now, with the simplicity of the flight planning and aircraft controls, still can’t fly. So when we get all of this realistic stuff it’s gonna be a 💩 show

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#9

You would only hear Mayday Mayday Mayday when people are over the middle of the pacific running out of fuel trying to cross it with an a321… :D

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#10

NRT-ANC is possible in an A321 and does in fact cross the pacific.

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#11

you got me there ! :D
However I´m talking about routes from like Seoul to Buenos Aires or so.

#12

No need for this request, look here https://www.instagram.com/p/BKdr1lfhKje/?hl=en and here https://www.instagram.com/p/BKbjJsuhksm/?hl=en

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