[REPORTED]Haifa oil refinery cooling towers

[BarTzi]

Dear Ugra,

 

While watching this video

I was seriously impressed by the level of details, unique buildings and overall attention to details of Haifa and the surrounding area.

 

However, I could not help but notice one of the major landmarks of the city was missing. I'm talking about the refinery cooling towers.

 

Compare your approach to the runway:

to this one of a 172:

or this one:

to get a sense of their size. They are 270 feet tall.

 

This is probably the easiest way to recognize the Haifa refinery compound (which is one of the most strategic positions on this map), and it can't be missed while approaching the airport. It is also widely recognizable by anyone who lived or grew up in the city - you can say it's one of the symbols of the city.

 

The refinery even used to light the area during the night: https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/03/71/67/c0037167-800px-wm.jpg

 

Also - as a side note, the top part of one of them recently collapsed:

https://www.ynet.co.il/PicServer5/2020/06/12/10030562/100305610992499640360no.jpg

 

 

I think it will be really nice of you guys to consider adding it in the future.

Edited August 17, 2020 by BarTzi

[heroe]

It would be great,besides their importance at night it will look beautiful.

[Blood-n-Guts]

Dear Ugra,

 

While watching this video

I was seriously impressed by the level of details, unique buildings and overall attention to details of Haifa and the surrounding area.

 

However, I could not help but notice one of the major landmarks of the city was missing. I'm talking about the refinery cooling towers.

 

Compare your approach to the runway:

to this one of a 172:

or this one:

to get a sense of their size.

 

This is probably the easiest way to recognize the Haifa refinery compound (which is one of the most strategic positions on this map), and it can't be missed while approaching the airport. It is also widely recognizable by anyone who lived or grew up in the city - you can say it's one of the symbols of the city.

 

The refinery even used to light the area during the night: https://media.sciencephoto.com/c0/03/71/67/c0037167-800px-wm.jpg

 

Also - as a side note, the top part of one of them recently collapsed:

https://www.ynet.co.il/PicServer5/2020/06/12/10030562/100305610992499640360no.jpg

 

 

I think it will be really nice of you guys to consider adding it in the future.

 

:thumbup: Excellent information, it would be nice to add these cooling towers

[Blood-n-Guts]

It would be great,besides their importance at night it will look beautiful.

 

+1

[ViFF]

+1 there is some similar objects in the Caucasus map object library that can be used.

 

 

Cheers!

[canadianbaken]

Wow, who’s the idiot who approved those towers being built in the flight path, or the airport being built there. Depends on what’s was built first.

[BarTzi]

Wow, who’s the idiot who approved those towers being built in the flight path, or the airport being built there. Depends on what’s was built first.

 

The airport was there four years before they started building the refinery. Although both were expanded with time, the British mandate is credited for the original construction of the refinery and the airport.

 

They are listed in the airport charts as obstacles.

Edited August 17, 2020 by BarTzi

[sirrah]

Nice one BarTzi. It's these kind of details that give map just that little bit of extra :thumbup:

 

Comparing your video's with the one from Ugra, I think a few (or actually a lot) more chimneys should also be added.

[BarTzi]

Nice one BarTzi. It's these kind of details that give map just that little bit of extra :thumbup:

 

Comparing your video's with the one from Ugra, I think a few (or actually a lot) more chimneys should also be added.

 

It's a massive compound. Here's a good view of it when the airplane turns around for final:

 

Those chimneys can really light up the sky.

[Blood-n-Guts]

It's a massive compound. Here's a good view of it when the airplane turns around for final:

 

Those chimneys can really light up the sky.

 

 

:thumbup: Excellent information BarTzi, it would be great to add those night lights from the refinery.

[Sam Kiwi Mzr]

I took a flight last week with cessena172 over Haifa. i will upload updated pictures in the next 2 days.

 

In the next few hours i'm going to fly from Hertzelia to jerusalem (-:

 

C'ya

[BIGNEWY]

I have reported the towers to the team

 

thanks

[Blood-n-Guts]

I have reported the towers to the team

 

thanks

 

:thumbup:

[ruxtmp]

These would work nice for the Al-Zara Thermal Power Plant. The map has town objects depicting the power plant now.

[ruxtmp]

These would work nice for the Al-Zara Thermal Power Plant. The map has town objects depicting the power plant now.

[BIGNEWY]

Work in Progress

 

[heroe]

Great!! Hopefully we can see other details such as Acre, Sergiopolis or the ruins in Raqqa.

[BarTzi]

Fantastic! thanks