Runway lights on/off

[_Acoustic_]

For one McCarren should be lit up all night and in low light, everything on and a blaze. Can't speak to the other three airfields since I don't have that knowledge but in my time in the USMC we had all airfield lighting on during operations until the airfield closed, if it did.

 

Anyways, for the issue I found. At Creech if you cold start and get the runway 13 once you get to the runway and get clearance the lights turn on but that isn't that case when landing on 13 if you don't start from that airfield. You get clearance for 13 but they never turn the lights on. Probably drinking beer in the tower.

[Badger1-1]

Yeah Lights on all the time!

[USSInchon]

Probably drinking beer in the tower.

 

Hey we would never do that...now an overly distracting game of Spades or Hearts absolutely.

 

But yeah, +1 for lights on during operating hours.

[Punisher74]

I think Mccarran should be on at night at all times.

[ac5]

Same issue here.

The runway lights on mc Carran and other airports switch on only the moment you land.... ! They shouild be on already before, especially after twilight!

[ac5]

onfirmed. The runway lights on mc Carran and other airports switch on only the moment you land.... !The Landing lights of the Mirage appear, but don't light up the floor.

[ac5]

Though, asking permission to land to the ATC does light up the runways....

But it was not so in the Georgian map.

Something else, the localizer of McCarran 25 L works, but not the glideslope...

In Groom Lake they work both... Is this possible?

[mytai01]

On from Sunset to Sunrise and during IFR weather!!!

[ac5]

After 2.0.1 both the localizer of McCarran 25 L works, but at least

Mccarran should be on at night at all times.....

[El Hadji]

Any news on fixing this? Really breaks immersion to have McCarran all dark.

[IvanK]

Runway Lighting logic is daft in DCS. Some airfields have Taxiway lighting on all the time with Rwy lighting off ! Certainly for Civil airfields Runway lighting should be ON during hours of Darkness. For Major airfields (even if subject to night curfew ops) it is an International requirement. In Daylight it should also be on as a function of Visibility. Anything below 1200m Viz should imo result in Runway lighting coming on regardless of Day or Night Ops. In addition there should be a means for player to ask for Runway lighting on at any time.

 

In some night combat scenarios its logical to not have Runway lighting on all the time ... just when requested.

[ac5]

Right... at least Mc Carran should be lit at all times...

A plane lands there each 5 minutes....

[Wags]

This is already addressed in the big map update that will include the new airfields.

 

Thanks

[Raven68]

This is already addressed in the big map update that will include the new airfields.

 

Thanks

Such a subtle tease. Now I have to ask when are we likely to see this update? Before 2.5? :)

[AG-51_Razor]

Probably a bit longer than 2 weeks :music_whistling:

[MegOhm_SD]

"Soon" "In the coming weeks" " later this year" "by the end of 2016"

[ebabil]

Runway lights

 

I tried to land during night. Forgot to contact with tower, and saw no lights on the runway. but taxiway's blue lights were on. Is it a bug or normal? do i really have to contact tower?

i mean, in real life, when there is no known traffic, are airport lights turned off?

[Art-J]

You're talking about Nevada map I presume? Yes, the lighting of the runways over there works like the additional runway lights on trucks on Caucasus map - You have to contact tower and get a clearance for them to be turned on. No, it's not like in real life, but this is one of aspects that are still WIP, so for the time being You can only get used to it.

[mytai01]

No.real life is not off in the US. The game isn't US though...

[ebabil]

yes it was in nevada map.

[Bond 42]

I tried to land during night. Forgot to contact with tower, and saw no lights on the runway. but taxiway's blue lights were on. Is it a bug or normal? do i really have to contact tower?

i mean, in real life, when there is no known traffic, are airport lights turned off?

 

In real life, towered airports or always lighted in the US, and most of the world for that matter. Uncontrolled field lighting does time out and shut off... you must activate it by the pilot controlled lighting frequency. (3 clicks - low intensity, 5 clicks medium, 7 click high intensity)

[MegOhm_SD]

In real life, towered airports or always lighted in the US, and most of the world for that matter. Uncontrolled field lighting does time out and shut off... you must activate it by the pilot controlled lighting frequency. (3 clicks - low intensity, 5 clicks medium, 7 click high intensity)

 

Really...where is this pilot controlled lighting frequency you speak of?

[Wags]

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2869237&postcount=13

[Bond 42]

Really...where is this pilot controlled lighting frequency you speak of?

 

The frequency is published on your approach plates... Either the same as the Tower/CTAF or can be different.

[Raven68]

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2869237&postcount=13

 

Matt will could this happen to me if I ask for a release date on these changes you mentioned??

 

:D