HiFi Technologies - Active Sky XP

Updated December 22nd, 2018 - Includes version 1.0.6927.25578

Introducing HiFi’s first weather engine for the X-Plane platform……

Active Sky XP (ASXP) brings the popular award-winning Active Sky weather engine to the X-Plane platform for the first time. Using a hybrid weather depiction interface through X-Plane 11’s weather API, a realistic, high-performance and high-fidelity weather experience is realized.

Features Spotlight

• Active Air Effects
  Replaces internal X-Plane turbulence and air effects, providing enhanced turbulence, drafts, thermals, terrain-based wind effects, surface friction, gusts, variability, wake turbulence, microbursts and more
• High-Performance Weather Depiction
  Uses internal X-Plane 11.2x/11.3x cloud depiction for maximum performance and smoothness, with multiple weather depiction modes including theme cell “real weather” mode and global static mode – VR compatible and optimized!
• Active Sky Weather Engine
  An evolved version of the Active Sky platform brings the core features that made Active Sky the leading weather engine for other platforms: Advanced weather synthesis and interpolation, high-resolution global winds aloft, realistic air and atmosphere effects, a comprehensive weather data network, integrated visual mapping and planning, and much, much more
• Voice Weather Delivery
  Active Sky ATIS and Flightwatch are available at any time by listening on 122.00, 122.02 or 122.03 for closest station, actual/current interpolated conditions and destination weather reports, respectively
• Surface Crosswind Attenuation
  Optional, for better ground handling in crosswind conditions while preserving headwind/tailwind component for performance accuracy
• Mobile Companion App
  Use any device/browser to connect with Active Sky over your network and view and control the weather

Features, specifications, requirements and pricing subject to change

Limitations

Not a complete visual cloud rendering replacement

• We have put our previous X-Plane visual cloud rendering replacement efforts on hold (until next year) due to performance considerations and changing API environment/tools that are not yet finalized
• We expect our visual cloud rendering replacement technology to debut in Q4 2019, subject to change based on many factors
• ASXP features high-performance cloud depiction with a focus on conditions accuracy, utilizing the X-Plane internal cloud rendering via a hybrid API approach, with two different modes available
• ASXP also features an optional high-performance photo-realistic cloud texture replacement with a simple texture installation wizard

Windows 64-Bit (v7 or later) Only

• Mac, Linux and 32-bit X-Plane/Windows versions are not supported
• In a networked environment, the ASXP application/client may run on Windows 32-bit (7 or later), but X-Plane must be 64-bit on Windows 64-bit (7 or later)
• We hope to bring additional OS/platform support in the future
• X-Plane version 11.26 or later (64-bit for Windows) is required

Requirements

• X-Plane v11.26 or later, 64-bit Windows Version (Mac and 32-bit Windows versions are not compatible)
• Windows 7 or later, 64-bit Version
• Active and stable internet connection (broadband recommended)*
• 500mb available hard drive space
• 1GHZ+ CPU
• 2GB+ RAM
• OpenGL 3.3 graphics device (nVidia GTX500 or or equivalent, or better)
• 1024×768 minimum available screen resolution to display all user interface features

*Active Sky XP is an online product that will require the creation of a new user account. You must be logged in to use the software. One login per user account is permitted. You can install the software on multiple machines and/or move the software to other machines, but may be logged in only once at a time. Using Active Sky XP, creating a user account, and logging into the system require the acceptance of our Privacy Policy at https://hifisimtech.com/privacy-policy.

*Certain Countries may not have access to our USA server network due to governmental policy restrictions and/or internet network route blocking. These Countries include at this time, but are not limited to: Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea, and Sudan. If you can access the hifisimtech.com website, you will also be able to access our servers. Use of this product is not authorized in any Country subject to relevant embargo, sanction, restriction or prohibition applicable within the USA.