Nalchik Approach lights are between trees and houses

[Shadow KT]

Nalchik Approach lights are between trees and houses

[Iriya]

Is this real?

I feel so awkward and uncomfortable when I do final approach in MiG-29 everytime

[trindade]

2 hours ago, Iriya said:

Is this real?

I feel so awkward and uncomfortable when I do final approach in MiG-29 everytime

You should try the Mig 21

[draconus]

I don't see that kind of runway lights on the RL maps or can compare it to any usual sets. Maybe that needs to be looked at?

btw: reported long time ago

[Shadow KT]

4 hours ago, draconus said:

I don't see that kind of runway lights on the RL maps or can compare it to any usual sets. Maybe that needs to be looked at?

btw: reported long time ago

Thanks for actually informing us that it was reported.

[draconus]

18 minutes ago, Shadow KT said:

Thanks for actually informing us that it was reported.

I remember post on the forum. I don't know if it was officially reported to the team.

[Ironhand]

Those approach lights should be removed. They don’t exist. Neither do the overly tall trees. The road exists and there are a few buildings but very low in line with the runway. One and two story buildings to the left of the approach.

[Northstar98]

14 hours ago, Ironhand said:

Those approach lights should be removed. They don’t exist. Neither do the overly tall trees. The road exists and there are a few buildings but very low in line with the runway. One and two story buildings to the left of the approach.

 

Yeah, looking at the location on Google Earth, I can't see any lights, there are PAPIs and ILS antennae but not sure how recent they are (though I think we have the ILS antennae as of the 2.5 Caucasus map).

 

EDIT: Actually there might be, at least looking at the street-view looking towards the runway. The lights being so small I'm not sure you can see them in the satellite view.

Edited May 19, 2021 by Northstar98

[Recoil16]

IRL Nalchik has a SALS (simple approach lighting system) and a PAPI installed for runway 24 (the runway that it has ILS installed for).

 

Sources:
URMN textual (AD 2.14 Approach and Runway Lighting): http://www.caiga.ru/common/AirInter/validaip/aip/ad/ad2/rus/urmn/1-ad2-rus-urmn-txt.pdf

URMN AD chart: http://www.caiga.ru/common/AirInter/validaip/aip/ad/ad2/rus/urmn/1-ad2-rus-urmn-031-031-1.pdf

[Northstar98]

5 hours ago, M16A3NoRecoilHax said:

IRL Nalchik has a SALS (simple approach lighting system) and a PAPI installed for runway 24 (the runway that it has ILS installed for).

 

Sources:
URMN textual (AD 2.14 Approach and Runway Lighting): http://www.caiga.ru/common/AirInter/validaip/aip/ad/ad2/rus/urmn/1-ad2-rus-urmn-txt.pdf

URMN AD chart: http://www.caiga.ru/common/AirInter/validaip/aip/ad/ad2/rus/urmn/1-ad2-rus-urmn-031-031-1.pdf

 

I wonder when it was installed though? Given that we have 90s (or earlier) Caucasus map.

[Recoil16]

Considering there's TACANs installed at multiple airports in Georgia, I think we have a unicorn Caucasus map. Because that stuff doesn't exist.