Red Smoke Trails
Sphagnum1
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.... should I be worried?
This is my A320 on approach. This smoke didn't come out while cruising, I just went to check my level as I flew in for approach and noticed this trail of red smoke. What is it?
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haha yay, did you hit 'i'?
Sphagnum1
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No, I didn't know I did that. But no, that was without hitting any buttons. I notice it a lot on this plane now that I know it's there. Seems to be at lower speeds it does it and not at higher speeds. like in the 100-200kias range. Weird. how do i make it go away?
I don't think I've seen red smoke before.
Me neither.
I guess that is not iFDG, am I right?
Sphagnum1
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No, it wasn't iFDG
did you install a fighter jet? cuz maybe it replaced the original smoke effect with one that has red smoke
Weird. how do i make it go away?
Extract the contents of the original .zip file into a temporary folder. Look for the effects folder. Compare those effect files with the ones you have in your main effects folder in fs9. I'm guessing, it's probably something like... fx_contrail...
Take one out at a time and testfly.
My guess is that when you installed another aircraft you overwrote an effects file with the same name though with a different 'effect'.
Sphagnum1 wrote:
No, it wasn't iFDG
iFDG models are even better and don't have those red trails. If you were approaching, those trails shouldn't be there.
Bird strike ?!! 🙂
Sphagnum1
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Yeah, I'm beginning to think I did replace an effects file. Eh, I don't really mind it... think it's kinda cool. So at slow speeds, I get red tails! Cool!
High altitude contrails are still white and pretty... 😀 
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