Windsocks

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Windsocks

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Ridders	Ridders posted 7/27/2025 6:16:57 PM Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 17, Visits: 27	Loving the little windsocks showing the windspeed! I wonder what is the source for the speeds? How often are they updated? One thing I have noticed is where the socks are close to the runway, the windsock is obscured by the runway if its blowing across (see image I snapped a while back). Makes it a little difficult to work out the direction. thanks for this windsock feature, its really handy when planning, and flying.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 7/29/2025 8:44:51 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8.1K, Visits: 9.4K	The windsocks are a fun little byproduct of the fact we have to draw them on the airfield map. We just decided we should make them reflect reality if we had the data. If you want to see the actual or forecast surface wind at an airfield, just look at the Approach Information in the Airfields tab.
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