Hi Airshow_lover   I know we've been postponing our screenshot mini-competition, but if you hang a bit here at the Studio, we're bound to have one come up in no time at all!

Now to answer your question about FSSkyworld...My favourite setting for clouds is Cumulus F set 3. I find it offers the most realistic combo and has great dense clouds. Don't forget as well to adjust the "weather" settings in FS2002 to make sure you're getting the most out of Skyworld's clouds. (ask if you need more details here) For sunrise/sunset, I feel the setting should be adjusted to the mood of the shot you're trying to acheive. You can set up your shot with one specific setting, if you want to see a different one, go to Skyworld, click on the new setting then go back to FS2002 and advance the time by 1 day. This will allow you to change the sunrise/sunset colour without touching anything else in your pic. For daytime skies, try fixed deep day #1. Great rich blue skies here. The full moon setting is great as well and as Baw suggested the moon is about as good as it gets. So in summary, FSSkyworld is a wonderful utility, experimentation is the best way to really customize the pics exactly the way you want them One last thing, Skyworld does have a tendancy to create very orange sunsets, especially as you progress late into your sunset. I'd recommend avoiding this deep orange as I've had very little success in past competitions using it.   One last, last thing.... High altitude (20-40,000 feet) Cirrus clouds at 6/8 or 7/8 with a touch of cumulus say 4/8 (at 12-15000 feet)at  sunrise are a classic combination...can create effects similar to this...



Don't be shy about trying to alter the time of your sunrise by only a few minutes at a time as even a one minute change can make a huge difference in the cloud look and reflect off your aircraft.