Airport Beacons

[Northstar98]

Hi everyone,

Just a minor request - both Saipan and Rota Intl. airports feature airport identification beacons, that currently aren't present in DCS.

Saipan

Here's the FAA website page on Saipan International Airport, it includes an airport diagram, with the position of the beacon marked (the 5 pointed star). The beacon is like a small lighthouse, mounted on a guyed pole, that flashes green and white and rotates at a rate of between 24-30RPM. The beacon is active between sunrise and sunset. Source.

Here's a birdseye view, taken from Google Earth, I've circled the beacon in red:

And here's essentially the same shot in DCS (-camera 180.413796 0.311381 101.060448 -cameradir -0.038673 -0.999246 0.003370):

Note that the beacon isn't there, and the area is instead covered with trees that aren't there. Also note the multi-faceted radome in the bottom of the image, where there is in fact a small fuel tank (at least from March 2016 onwards).

Fortunately Google Earth also has a very good streetview image of the beacon:

And here's the same shot in DCS (-camera 180.404211 0.066700 101.085965 -cameradir -0.004077 0.080065 -0.996781):

Obviously the beacon isn't there, but also notice that the area has a load of trees and foliage that shouldn't be there (the area should just be short grass).

 

Tinian

Like Saipan, Tinian also has a similar beacon, it has the same characteristics as Saipan. Source.

Here's a birdseye view of the beacon, taken from Google Earth (beacon circled in red):

And here's the same shot in DCS (-camera 166.321578 0.798042 90.293875 -cameradir -0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000):

Note that this area is a dirt track - in Google Earth it just looks like a grass clearing.

 

Rota

According to this, Rota also has an airport beacon, with again, the same characteristics. It can also be seen in this airport diagram:

According to this it should be in the south-western corner of the apron, however I'm unsure where it is exactly (the area is cluttered with buildings and satellite imagery doesn't make it obvious where it is, there's also no streetview of the area or images readily available).

Here's a satellite image sourced from Google Earth, I've circled in yellow where I think the beacon might be:

And here's the same area in DCS (-camera 75.597527 0.362317 48.815373 -cameradir -0.050311 -0.998734 0.000000):

Edited January 15, 2022 by Northstar98
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[Recoil16]

Airport beacons are currently not a thing in DCS in general, would be great to see them introduced!

[Tank50us]

13 hours ago, Recoil16 said:

Airport beacons are currently not a thing in DCS in general, would be great to see them introduced!

 

even if they were just eye candy