Thermals - GREAT PLANES RealFlight 7 User Manual

To adjust the inclination, select the Sun menu. This will bring forth the Azimuth
and Inclination options. Highlight the Inclination menu item in the pull-down
selections. To raise the sun higher in the sky, click Increase. Click Decrease to
lower the sun, or to set it below the horizon to make it night time.
When altering the inclination, the simulation temporarily displays the new location
in the lower left corner of the window.
At night time, RealFlight 7 will automatically enable lighting effects on the objects
and aircraft that offer the lighting abilities.

Thermals-

Thermals add to the realism in the RealFlight environment. A thermal is a column of
rising air that is hotter than the surrounding air. Thermals affect all aircraft, but they
are most important to gliders and soaring aircraft, as thermals assist them in obtaining
additional altitude.
RealFlight 7 offers two types of thermals.
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