Corrected ILS/Radionav western Germany Beacons.lua /New update 05/28/2025 Beta, feedback welcome

[grim_reaper68]

Hi

With the help from @Thadeyus and @drPhibes, I propose you an updated beacons.lua for West Germany.

Radionav freq corrected by @Thadeyus.

Airports with 2 runways where only one ILS was working, have now both working, thanks @drPhibes. Hamburg is a little bit tricky as the runways aren't parallel. And the ATC only announce landing on runway 5-23, but depending on wind direction runway 15-33 ILS works fine.

ILS frequencies and directions (most the time the Glideslope) have been corrected. I will make a frequency ref ASAP.

If someone would indicate me if East Germany ILS are broken, or incorrect, let me know so I can update it. I suppose it wouldn't pass the IC.

If you notice some inaccuracies in the modified ILS (wrong frequencies or else) just tell me. I used different sources, but maybe some are too recent.

Paste the file into your DCS World\Mods\terrains\GermanyColdWar folder. 

Don't forget to backup your original file!

Use at your own risks

Enjoy!

Update 05/13/2025:

East Germany treated, and corrections on Western airfields

New update 05/17/2025: Buckeburg, correction of ILS 26 glideslope and deleted runway 08 Localiser.

05/29/2025 New update.

Known issues, Frankfurt ILS runway 07L-25R doesn't work correctly. Runway 07R-25L works fine. 07R 111.10 25L 110.70, waiting for feedback of @Ramsay, as it seem to have a solution.

Buckeburg ATC only tells you to land on runway 26, same for Bindersleben (runway 10), Dev report will be made ASAP, as it hasn't anything to do with the lua file. 

Hamburg Finkenwerder: Glideslopes paired to the localisers and on the correct runway. 

Hamburg, Hannover, Tegel, Schonefeld. All runways ILS usable. Just write down the ILS frequencies of the alternate runways in the Mission Editor. I will make a kneeboard and printable doc of all frequencies ASAP. 

Hamburg runways aren't parallel, (05-23, 15-33), so depending on the wind direction, you have the choice to land on the best runway. DCS ATC will only tells you to land on runway 05-23, as it's unable to manage 2 runways at one airport.

Inverted Ils position and direction on Leipzig Halle, as it should be, runway 29 ILS instead of 11.

Modified Pferdsfeld 109.20 (unusable) to 109.30 ILS runway 09. I didn't found informations about ILS on this runway, but let it so, to have one more airfield for ILS landing.

If you noticed any bug, feel free to tell me, so I can correct it. 

RSBN/PRGM aren't treated, as I didn't fly "red" aircrafts since now. I just loaded the L-39C to make test flights, but I have to learn about the rusisan ILS systems. So any feedback about East Germany RSBN/PRGM system inaccuracy is welcome too.   

beacons.lua

Edited Thursday at 11:03 PM by grim_reaper68
Updated file

[IvanK]

Gutersloh RWY 27 No GS with the revised Beacons LUA

Changing line 1281 so direction is the same as the Localizer direction produced a usable Glide Slope. Though looking at the airfield I don't believe a 3D GS object is there.

1281 direction = 100.552372;

    display_name = _('');
        beaconId = 'airfield16_2';
        type = BEACON_TYPE_ILS_GLIDESLOPE;
        callsign = 'GS';
        frequency = 110700000.000000;
        position = { -232963.156250, 65.000065, -834887.187500 };
        direction = 100.552372;  <-----
        positionGeo = { latitude = 51.921502, longitude = 8.319185 };
        sceneObjects = {'t:368312949'};

 

Edited May 5 by IvanK

[Jef Costello]

16 hours ago, grim_reaper68 said:

Hi

With the help from @Thadeyus and @drPhibes, I propose you an updated beacons.lua for West Germany.

Radionav freq corrected by @Thadeyus.

Airports with 2 runways where only one ILS was working, have now both working, thanks @drPhibes. Hamburg is a little bit tricky as the runways aren't parallel. And the ATC only announce landing on runway 5-23, but depending on wind direction runway 15-33 ILS works fine.

ILS frequencies and directions (most the time the Glideslope) have been corrected. I will make a frequency ref ASAP.

If someone would indicate me if East Germany ILS are broken, or incorrect, let me know so I can update it. I suppose it wouldn't pass the IC.

If you notice some inaccuracies in the modified ILS (wrong frequencies or else) just tell me. I used different sources, but maybe some are too recent.

Paste the file into your DCS World\Mods\terrains\GermanyColdWar folder. 

Don't forget to backup your original file!

Use at your own risks

Enjoy!

 

beacons.lua 108.92 kB · 6 downloads

Thank you so much! I did an Ovgme to avoid problem and it works like a charm

[grim_reaper68]

@IvanK, my bad I concentrated of the major airfields. I made an update of some minor airfields, but hadn't time to test them. I also saw after research that Hildesheim didn't have an ILS as it was more an heli airfield on the actual informations I could find. But it's on the map... (meanwhile 111.20 doesn't work).

As told I'm glad of any feedback about mistakes or omissions of my part. I also wil check all the East Germany part, and made the needed corrections. 

I try to find informations from the cold war period about the ILS and use actual charts to try to crosscheck the accuracy of the frequencies. 

I hope Ugra will include our work when totally finished, so it can pass the IC for accurate IFR MP flight.

I also found an lonesome Localiser on Buckeburg at runway 7 whiwh is accurate but a little bit surprising.  I first thought it was a mistake.

 

Just an example: I looked at Leipzig Halle, where actually you have 2 runways 08-26, but on google earth in 2006 you have the "original" runway as in DCS (10-28). But I can find informations about the ILS from the 70's to the 90's... But I will at this time adjust the directions if needed and try to find the most accurate frequencies I could find (as even first decimals aren't usable).

I just discovered the PRMG ILS, but don't know if I have any plane who's able to use them. I think only russian planes used it. So I ask all pilots who could check them, if the could make me a feedback, so I can modify what's needed. 

Edited May 5 by grim_reaper68

[Ramsay]

6 hours ago, grim_reaper68 said:

I just discovered the PRMG ILS, but don't know if I have any plane who's able to use them. I think only russian planes used it. So I ask all pilots who could check them, if the could make me a feedback, so I can modify what's needed.

AFAIK most of the RSBN and PRMG in the eastern zone are missing / wrongly coded.

Only ED's L-39 uses the map's beacon.lua (MiG-21 has it's own definition files).

Changes/additions required are discussed in this thread with an example beacon.lua that adds several missing RSBN beacons (Russian TACAN equivalent).

 

[grim_reaper68]

Hi

Update today East Germany added and corrections on the western side. File in the first post.

All feedback of lack or mistake welcome.

Complete ILS frequencies on the Beacon information window in the mission editor 

 

Edited May 13 by grim_reaper68

[carbolicus]

This looks great and I’ll be downloading as soon as I get some downtime for a DCS session - many thanks!

[grim_reaper68]

Thanks.

Know issue: Buckegurg ILS broken. Update will come ASAP. 

[grim_reaper68]

New update 05/17/2025 see first post for information.

[grim_reaper68]

Hi new file available, see the first post for complete information.

[carbolicus]

20 hours ago, grim_reaper68 said:

Hi new file available, see the first post for complete information.

Many thanks again for this!

[grim_reaper68]

You're welcome!

Don't hesitate to make me a feedback if you find some issue, so I can correct it.