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Ben-Gurion's Runway Lights turning On/Off logic at night is bugged about RW 08,12,26,30. Tested in version 2.9.7 .59074 released on 14/Aug/2024. (RW 03 and 21 are correct). Same behaviors about both Take-off or Landing cases. Activated RW xx | Lights On RW yy 08 | 30 12 | 26 26 | 12 30 | 08 Test missions' archive is also attached below. yak40_aiTOnight_bengurion20240912.zip

Hi. In my research of DCS contents, your experience might come from the bug of C-101 instead of Syria map. C-101's basic spec data is written in DCS/CoreMods/aircraft/C-101/C-101.lua file. In that file, wing span entry looks confused. It has these two lines --- wing_span = 14, WingSpan = 10.60, DCS uses the entry "wing_span" to decide parking ramp availability, not "WingSpan". So, this entry brings that C-101 needs 14 meters width for airbase ramps and taxiways. (F-16C is 9.45 meters, F/A-18C is 11.43 meters in example ... ) When AvioDev will change wing_span value into 10.60 , Syria's H4 base will be available for C-101 without Syria terrain's editing.

I post a new topic about Ben-Gurion ILS not working bug here --- There I share F-16C test missions ATC activates 5x different runways with wind blowing settings. RW 08 and 21's ILS are working. When the mission has no wind blowing, RW 21 is activated and ILS will be working. RW 12 / 26 / 30's ILS are not working in my tests.

I post another topic about ILS working or not about Ben-Gurion. See here --- F-16C test missions with wind directions' settings to activate a specific runway are packed and attached there. You can use ILS about RW 08 and 21 in current DCS version.

I fly F-16C to land Ben-Gurion with ILS for each runways activated with wind direction settings. Test missions are packed and attached. Mission names show "Wind blows to" directions in DCS-ME-Weather menu; alternative to runway numbers. Ben-Gurion equips ILS for five runway directions 08 / 12 / 21 / 26 / 30. RW 08 and 21's ILS are working. (RW 21 is no-wind default) Other RW 12 / 26 / 30 are not , even ATC answers those runways are active by radio messages to me. f16c_ils_bengurion_20240825.zip

How about increasing "LOD Switch Factor" value from default 1.0 to more like 1.5 / 1.8 / 2.0 in System Options ?

My own missions enable me F-16CM ILS at Bodø by both runways 07 / 25. Bodø RW 25's Localizer is offset 10 or 11 degrees to the right. We have to turn 10 degrees left in final approach time. f16c_land_BodoILS07_kola_20240811.miz f16c_land_BodoILS25_kola_20240811.miz

Ouch ! Should I delete this topic to avoid confusion ?

In 2.9.7 .59074 update patch published on 14th/Aug./2024 , some ILS locations are not centered to the runways. Some of them are already reported in Sinai's 1st release time and not changed yet, I post the current summary here. I don't talk about frequency or vector. Only about location in this topic. Ben-Gurion , RW 08 --- too Left Move 15 meters to the south. Ben-Gurion , RW 21 --- too Right Move 15 meters to the east. Ben-Gurion , RW 30 --- too Left Move 36 meters to the east. Cairo International , RW 05 L --- too Right Move 12 meters to the north. Cairo International , RW 23 R -- too Left Move 21 meters to the west. Hatzor , RW 05 --- too Left Move 31 meters to the east. Yellow blast pad markings are also misaligned to the left from the runway center. Nevatim , RW 25 --- too Left Move 8 meters to the north. Tel-Nof , RW 36 --- too Right Move 10 meters to the west.

Same thing reported by this topic and fixed by today's 2.9.7 .59074 ?

Fixed in today's 2.9.7 .59074 OK ? Thanks OnReTech.

I'm told by Updater "Your 1TB SSD has only 112GB free space less than today's 170GB needed". I'll retry updating after temporary uninstalling Kola map.

I think the contents of today's newsletter will depend on the patch released or postponed. When the patch will succeed to be released, the newsletter will say "Chinook is now on stage!". But no ---- some apologizes or other wip reports will be written instead.

Wind direction and speed setup ? Sample missions I made below. f16c_muwaffaq_aiTO13ramp_syria_20240803.miz f16c_muwaffaq_aiTO31ramp_syria_20240803.miz

Today's ED official Newsletter is telling about Sinai update! > The impressive DCS: Sinai map update is also nearing release.

By this July's 2.9.6 .57650 update patch with Kola winter textures, size of Kola map increased to 166 Gigabytes.

When the texture doesn't contain (isn't needed in DCS) transparent alpha-channel , Do mouse right button click on layers and choose "Flatten Image" before exporting. When the texture needs transparent alpha-channel, choose "Merge Visible Layers". How the results are for you ?

See web browser screenshots. Same archive files uploaded to User Files are duplicate recorded on server.

ED Shop's Terrain section --- each modules' "Free disk space is required xxx Gb" text doesn't follow current increased sizes by updates / expansions. Kola by orbx store: 145 Gb 2.9.6: 167 Gb South Atlantic by RAZBAM store: 66 Gb 2.9.6: 97 Gb Syria by Ugra Media store: 63.48 Gb 2.9.6: 67 Gb Sinai by OnReTech will be increased in the next patch time, too.

In satellite photos shot on 17/Mar./2023, 27/Oct./2021, 2/Feb./2017, 16/Aug./2015, 17/Jun./2013 , each slots 41 - 48 (containing 45,47) have one more white dashed lines showing 30 m X 30 m limit, not drawn on DCS terrain module though. To request more historical detail to UM, adding those white dashed lines there, instead.

Hi. In comparing satellite photos by Google Earth / Google Maps, North-west area (slots 11-16, 18-19, 21-28) may allow 20 m X 20 m size helicopters in historical. UH-60 and AH-1 (RJAF's units in KA-II) are inside it. Not for Mi-8 or Mi-24 IRL maybe. South-east 45 and 47 may allow 30 m X 30 m size as same as slots 41-44. Those two slots should be made wider and available for Mi-8 / -24 as you say.

Charter / Business / Private jets append skinpack 1 for ERJ-135BJ (LEGACY600 / 650) is published here. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3338042/ Liveries index for 4x6 screenshot. Vista Jet, Air Hamburg D-AAHO, TAG Espana EC-IIR, premiair PK-RJG, Russian Copper Company, Marathon SX-KKA, First Energy Service, premiair PK-RJP, Omni Air Transport N227WE, Luxaviation LX-TRO, Air Hamburg D-AIRZ, Comlux KZ UP-EM007, private N993JC, European Flight Service SE-DJG, premiair PK-DHK, Comlux KZ UP-EM008, Air-X Charter, AMSair Executive G-SUGA, Air Charter Scotland G-SUGR, Gama Aviation VP-CPL, Arab Wings VP-CBC, AMSair Executive G-SIRA, TAG UK G-PPBA, Gama Aviation A6-CPC.

An abandoned old taxiway ? paved space connected to the center of RW 17/35 is not a current live taxiway. No taxi guide lines painted, No night lighting. But AI aircrafts pass here with some wind direction before taking-off from RW 16. Please rework AI taxi routes not to pass here. In another talk, using RW 16 for takeoff is troublesome. It needs long backtrack with the turning pad. Long minutes waiting for the next aircraft want to takeoff. In the case of other runways are destroyed, RW 16 will become to be used for takeoff though, I think this direction is not usually used for takeoff.

My DL speed is 300KB/s ...

I also published Nordic append skinpack for my MD-83 mod --- https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3337437/ DAT, Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Viking, snowflake, Blue1 etc.