draconus Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Why near landing lights are turned to the left side? Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Ironhand Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Why near landing lights are turned to the left side? Because that’s the side of the aircraft the pilot looks down to the runway to judge his height above it for flare and landing at night. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
draconus Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 Thanks. These are far lights then - my mistake. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Top Jockey Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 Because that’s the side of the aircraft the pilot looks down to the runway to judge his height above it for flare and landing at night. Noticed that on the lights too... we are always learning. Jets Helis Maps FC 3 JA 37 Ka-50 Caucasus F-14 A/B MiG-23 Mi-8 MTV2 Nevada F-16 C MiG-29 F/A-18 C Mirage III E MiG-21 bis Mirage 2000 C i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB
Devrim Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 They (who?) should have done this for WW2 aircrafts, maybe. :) Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 SuperSuprimX | Corsair V. 64GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | TM Warthog Stick w/AVA Base | VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Throttle | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 & M.Quest3 VR >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068
Ironhand Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 If you have TIR or similar, give it a try. It feels awkward at first spotting the runway out of the left window but, once you're used to it, it makes judging height above the runway much easier. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
mvsgas Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 There was a video from the cockpit of a Mig-29 landing and you can see the light to the left. I need to see if I can find it again. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Stealth29U.K Posted October 20, 2018 Posted October 20, 2018 (edited) Noticed that on the lights too... we are always learning. Indeed everyday is a schoolday it seems when your on the DCS forum:thumbup: Edited October 20, 2018 by Stealth29(U.K)
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