Above, CoolP asked: Have to say that "bad weather" in the sim is nothing compared to the real thing. You just do it, while real planes get into big trouble, like that AF one.  
Any weather related stories around, Lou? Worst descent maybe?
Which plane did best in those conditions?

Ice and snow always make for a pain since the deicing process is still stupid at most airports. Deicing at the gate is dumb since it takes too long to get to the runway and snow starts build on the wing and it's back to the gate for more spray. A few airports have deicing at the departure end of the runway, but still, it is a pretty stupid and waste full use of deicing fluid since the fluid is sprayed on the plane and the runoff goes into the groundwater instead of being recycled - a legal problem, since the quality of the recycled fluid is hard to control at present state-of-the-art.

The violent thunder storm is still one of the nasty things to deal with. Since the cell can take up a large chunk of airspace it make it hard for ATC to fit all the planes, safely. Wind shear and the down-burst shear are still a problem, but understanding of the problem, plus better radar, instruments and computers + training, are helping avoid this nasty part of the thunderstorm. Better planes like the 757, with high thrust-to-weight also helps in getting through these events.

I wish there was a really good add-on that would show a good simulation of heavy rain, skud, low clouds and gusty winds.
The weather simulation of clouds and rain in FSX is pretty poor.

Lou