diff --git a/Effects/landmass.eff b/Effects/landmass.eff
index e2c82b644..89f20e8be 100644
--- a/Effects/landmass.eff
+++ b/Effects/landmass.eff
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <property>/sim/rendering/landmass-shader</property>
         <property>/sim/rendering/shader-effects</property>
 	<less-equal>
-	  <value type="float">4.0</value>
+	  <value type="float">4.5</value>
 	  <float-property>/sim/rendering/quality-level</float-property>
 	</less-equal>
         <or>
diff --git a/Shaders/reflect-bump-spec.frag b/Shaders/reflect-bump-spec.frag
index fcc6d3850..859d21e40 100644
--- a/Shaders/reflect-bump-spec.frag
+++ b/Shaders/reflect-bump-spec.frag
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ void main (void)
         //float pam = (map.a * -2) + 1; //reverse map
         reflFactor = map.a + transparency_offset;
     } else {
-        // set the reflectivity proportional to shininess with user 
-        // input 
-        reflFactor = (gl_FrontMaterial.shininess / 128) + transparency_offset;
+        // set the reflectivity proportional to shininess with user input 
+        reflFactor = (gl_FrontMaterial.shininess / 128) * ns.a + transparency_offset;
     }
 
     reflFactor = clamp(reflFactor, 0.0, 1.0);
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/weather.xml b/gui/dialogs/weather.xml
index f15fa4931..fd896f971 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/weather.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/weather.xml
@@ -1517,6 +1517,16 @@
           <value type="int">1</value>
         </greater-than>>
       </enable>
+      <binding>
+        <command>dialog-apply</command>
+        <object-name>metar</object-name>
+      </binding>
+      <binding>
+        <command>nasal</command>
+        <script>
+          setprop( "/environment/metar/data", getprop( "sim/gui/dialogs/weather-scenario/metar") );
+        </script>
+      </binding>
     </textbox>
 
     <!-- Automatic Weather -->
@@ -1574,7 +1584,7 @@
           }
 
           me.scenarioListenerId = setlistener( me.base ~ "/source-selection", func(n) { me.scenarioListener(n); } );
-          me.metarListenerId = setlistener( "environment/metar/valid", func(n) { me.metarListener(n); }, 1, 0 );
+          me.metarListenerId = setlistener( "environment/metar/valid", func(n) { me.metarListener(n); }, 1, 1 );
         },
 
         close : func {
@@ -1584,7 +1594,7 @@
 
         stateChange : func {
           var scenarioName = getprop( me.base ~ "/source-selection");
-          var metar = nil;
+          var metar = getprop( "environment/metar/data" );
           if( scenarioName == "Disabled" ) {
             setprop( "/environment/params/metar-updates-environment", 0 );
             setprop( "/environment/realwx/enabled", 0 );
@@ -1652,6 +1662,7 @@
           var metar = getprop("environment/metar/data");
           if( metar == nil or metar == "" ) metar = "NIL";
           metar = normalize_string(metar);
+          printlog( "info", "new METAR: " ~ metar );
           setprop( me.base ~ "/metar", metar );
           gui.dialog_update( "weather", "metar" );
         },