DCS: Syria Map - Helipad Locations

[sirrah]

14 hours ago, shu77 said:

I noticed ALT was absent as I was mapping the other day. Should this be the alt of the landing pad rather than the ground? 

 

13 hours ago, Bailey said:

Sounds reasonable, yes. 

 

Know what you're getting yourself into.

In DCS you'll only see the terrain elevations, so you'll have to make assumptions (or if you know another way, I'm curious how)

 

Anyways, I'll wait a bit with updating the .miz file until you've added info on helipad 50 to 80.

Happy to see that Ugra seems to focus on helo ops! 

[shu77]

9 hours ago, sirrah said:

 

 

Know what you're getting yourself into.

In DCS you'll only see the terrain elevations, so you'll have to make assumptions (or if you know another way, I'm curious how)

 

Anyways, I'll wait a bit with updating the .miz file until you've added info on helipad 50 to 80.

Happy to see that Ugra seems to focus on helo ops! 

I did see this, however I think if you list the terrain height it makes its pointless for any roof mounted fields.  if you place/land a helo on the pad would the external camera not give you an accurate altitude? Accepting of course that you cant spawn one with the current bug.  I did try doing a flyby in the freeview camera as I have a similar issue in trying to determine obstruction heights like the radio masts, but thats not very accurate. I think with the new clouds obstruction heights and Min safe altitude will start to play a much greater role in the sim

 

Edited April 19, 2021 by shu77

[Bailey]

Added about 50 more helipad locations. Check the link in the first post. Huge thanks to @Grimes too!
Don't stop looking though, there are more out there somewhere...

Also, we need to name a few dozen helipads. 

Edited April 20, 2021 by Bailey

[shu77]

I am perhaps missing something as NDB is a little before my time for flight planning, but why is it listed in Km and the VOR in Nm? 

[Bailey]

Just now, shu77 said:

I am perhaps missing something as NDB is a little before my time for flight planning, but why is it listed in Km and the VOR in Nm? 

NDB is used more in the East, therefore km.
VOR is used more in the West, therefore nm.

[sirrah]

1 hour ago, Bailey said:

Added about 50 more helipad locations. Check the link in the first post. Huge thanks to @Grimes too!
Don't stop looking though, there are more out there somewhere...

Also, we need to name a few dozen helipads. 

 

 

Wow! Great stuff guys!

 

I see you already updated your list. I'll try and update the .miz file today (if work allows me)

 

 

One question though, do you want me to add client helicopters to my mission? (similar like you've done in the screenshot above)

• Pro: One could easily select and fly around in each location (it seems that not everyone understands my .miz file and the absence of flyable units)

• Con: It would be a lot of work deleting all of them when you want to create a mission.
• Con: It would require me to add A LOT of clients. Each helipad x4 helo modules (soon to be more), which will make things messy and less readable

 

Please let me know what you think I should do.

[Bailey]

1 hour ago, sirrah said:

 

Wow! Great stuff guys!

 

I see you already updated your list. I'll try and update the .miz file today (if work allows me)

 

 

One question though, do you want me to add client helicopters to my mission? (similar like you've done in the screenshot above)

• Pro: One could easily select and fly around in each location (it seems that not everyone understands my .miz file and the absence of flyable units)

• Con: It would be a lot of work deleting all of them when you want to create a mission.
• Con: It would require me to add A LOT of clients. Each helipad x4 helo modules (soon to be more), which will make things messy and less readable

 

Please let me know what you think I should do.

I put in aircraft so that I could visualize, test the helipads, and look around. I wouldn't think that putting ~400 aircraft in the miz would be reasonable for the general populous. Plus 100 more for the next aircraft that comes out for DCS. I think that the method that you used previously was fine. 

[shu77]

Hatay 1 Worth noting 2,3,4 currently have trees spawning in the landing pads. 

 

[shu77]

Hatay 2, more trees on landing pads, number 8 has an awesome view from the landing pad though.

 

[shu77]

Dortyol Refinery, listed in the Chart as Karsi 1 and Karsi 2

[shu77]

Jaber Crossing Jordan Listed as Jaber North and Jaber South

[sirrah]

Updated the .miz file

 

Including markers on all 95 currently know helipad locations.

(for reference and until more accurate names are known, I used the exact names as in Bailey's list)

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312093/

 

 

[ArjenHVA]

Thanks for the work @sirrah Noticed that you also marked a few potential future helispots around grid DT60. There is a bunch of them in the middle of the map as well. I marked them as red for reference and leave it up to you if you consider those valid or not  

 

DCS_Syria_Helipad_Locations_v1.4.1_add.miz

[sirrah]

2 hours ago, ArjenHVA said:

Thanks for the work @sirrah Noticed that you also marked a few potential future helispots around grid DT60. There is a bunch of them in the middle of the map as well. I marked them as red for reference and leave it up to you if you consider those valid or not  

 

 

DCS_Syria_Helipad_Locations_v1.4.1_add.miz 11.41 kB · 2 downloads

 

Thanks Arjen. I updated the .miz file and changed the color of possible future helipads to red (which was a good idea of you)

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3312093/

 

 

To bad that at the moment we can't place helo's directly on the ne platforms. You can land on them however. Fwiw, I just created a bug report

 

Edited April 21, 2021 by sirrah

[shu77]

I gave up posting updates last night, but have visited all of these now with the exception of the Kiryat/Rosh Pina pads to the east of the Sea of Galilee, which will be their own little effort over the next day or two as they outnumber the rest of the map.  Let me know if you'd like to Keep getting updates here as there are a couple I havent published, or would just like a link back to the updated documents when complete.

[ArjenHVA]

8 hours ago, shu77 said:

I gave up posting updates last night, but have visited all of these now with the exception of the Kiryat/Rosh Pina pads to the east of the Sea of Galilee, which will be their own little effort over the next day or two as they outnumber the rest of the map.  Let me know if you'd like to Keep getting updates here as there are a couple I havent published, or would just like a link back to the updated documents when complete.

 

I'm sure everybody will find their way through your document eventually to find whatever information they desire.

[MAXsenna]

You guys are awesome! Hats off!
Cheers!

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[shu77]

Finished my run through, Diagrams updated to include all current helipads. 

[shu77]

Found a new Helipad

Spawn Clips through the surface

 

Edited April 23, 2021 by shu77

[frumpy]

I suppose thats course and distance.

[Bailey]

On 4/23/2021 at 5:30 PM, shu77 said:

Found a new Helipad

Spawn Clips through the surface

 

 

Added:
91-Haifa
Haifa Ministry of Interior
N 32°48.973' E 35°00.163'
131m / 429ft
112.4 MHz NAT 006 / 29nm
386 kHz RMD 316 / 24km
Spawns a meter in the ground

Changes:

All Haifa VORs have been changed to NAT

Edited May 4, 2021 by Bailey

[sirrah]

@BIGNEWY or @NineLine: Why on earth has this thread been moved to the wish-list section?

 

This is no wish, but a very helpful thread. It belongs under "DCS - Syria map"

 

In fact, imo it should be made a sticky there. Please move it back, because in the wish-list it'll get swallowed by all sorts of unrealistic wishes/requests.

[docWilly]

This means for example:  255 degrees for 31 NM from ROP VOR. So you can find them by navigating with your VOR needle (given that the helo you use is able to do so). The Huey has bearing but no distance measuring.

[Aarnoman]

@BIGNEWY why is this moved to wishlist? It belongs in the Forums/Syria section, not in wishlists.

[Knock-Knock]

@BIGNEWY and @NineLine
Bumping the question. Why is this suddenly a wishlist thread?