Tonopah - PAPI lights are on the wrong runway end

[andyw248]

PAPI lights at Tonopah Test Range airport (Silverbow, TQQ) appear at the wrong end of the runway.

 

Repro steps:

• Create mission and set wind so that it comes from 145 degrees (which means it blows towards 325 degrees):
  • Time of day: 22:30 (night)
  • Wind 26,000 ft: 8 kts, 325 degrees
  • Wind 6,600 ft: 8 kts, 325 degrees
  • Wind 1,600 ft: 8 kts, 325 degrees
  • Wind 30 ft: 4 kts, 325 degrees
  • Add a player aircraft to start from ramp (cold start)
• Start aircraft and set correct radio frequency (257.95)
• Taxi instructions will be to runway 14 (which is correct for the wind)
• Taxi to runway 14
• Notice that the PAPI is not lighted
• Take off and fly around
• Contact approach and report inbound
• Wait for handoff to tower, and request landing
• You will be cleared to land on runway 14
• Notice that the PAPI at runway 32 will be lighted. The PAPI at runway 14 will remain dark.

 

Fix:

• PAPI activation should be inverted.

[Recoil16]

Reproduced. Although the fix should really be that both PAPIs are continuously lit during hours of operation, not only after contacting ATC. The PAPIs are also currently not working during the daytime btw.