Geert Hooghe Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Hi, I'm building a base in Kutaisi and i want this to be as realistic possible. To communicate with other bases and outposts, i placed a communicationtower in the approximaty of the airbase. I have doubts ! This tower is really high !! Are there realistic rules or distances where the tower can be placed as not to hinder the incoming and outgoing jets ? And...WHY isn't it lit at night ???? Thnx
Britchot Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 Bored today, Trev? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPU - Intel 8088 @ 4.77 MHz; Memory - 128KB; 360KB double-sided 5 1/4" full-height floppy disk drive; 10MB Seagate ST-412 hard drive JG-1 MiG-21bis Checklist
Geert Hooghe Posted September 21, 2012 Author Posted September 21, 2012 § 77.17 Obstruction standards. top (a) An existing object, including a mobile object, is, and a future object would be an obstruction to air navigation if it is of greater height than any of the following heights or surfaces: (1) A height of 499 feet AGL at the site of the object. (2) A height that is 200 feet AGL, or above the established airport elevation, whichever is higher, within 3 nautical miles of the established reference point of an airport, excluding heliports, with its longest runway more than 3,200 feet in actual length, and that height increases in the proportion of 100 feet for each additional nautical mile from the airport up to a maximum of 499 feet. (3) A height within a terminal obstacle clearance area, including an initial approach segment, a departure area, and a circling approach area, which would result in the vertical distance between any point on the object and an established minimum instrument flight altitude within that area or segment to be less than the required obstacle clearance. (4) A height within an en route obstacle clearance area, including turn and termination areas, of a Federal Airway or approved off-airway route, that would increase the minimum obstacle clearance altitude. (5) The surface of a takeoff and landing area of an airport or any imaginary surface established under §77.19, 77.21, or 77.23. However, no part of the takeoff or landing area itself will be considered an obstruction. (b) Except for traverse ways on or near an airport with an operative ground traffic control service furnished by an airport traffic control tower or by the airport management and coordinated with the air traffic control service, the standards of paragraph (a) of this section apply to traverse ways used or to be used for the passage of mobile objects only after the heights of these traverse ways are increased by: (1) 17 feet for an Interstate Highway that is part of the National System of Military and Interstate Highways where overcrossings are designed for a minimum of 17 feet vertical distance. (2) 15 feet for any other public roadway. (3) 10 feet or the height of the highest mobile object that would normally traverse the road, whichever is greater, for a private road. (4) 23 feet for a railroad. (5) For a waterway or any other traverse way not previously mentioned, an amount equal to the height of the highest mobile object that would normally traverse it. Thnx Trev...really an overkill of info and my questions aren't standing anymore ! :smartass::thumbup:
Wrecking Crew Posted September 21, 2012 Posted September 21, 2012 So, why AREN'T they lit at night? WC Visit the Hollo Pointe DCS World server -- an open server with a variety of COOP & H2H missions including Combined Arms. All released missions are available for free download, modification and public hosting, from my Wrecking Crew Projects site.
Geert Hooghe Posted September 22, 2012 Author Posted September 22, 2012 So, why AREN'T they lit at night? WC Anyone ?:(
Exorcet Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Anyone ?:( I have no idea, however you might be able to make some kind of quasi lighting for the structure using optical flares and triggers. You'd basically make a bunch of short duration flares that spawn on the tower. I forget exactly what options you have for flares though, so I don't know how feasible/easy this will be. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
Geert Hooghe Posted September 23, 2012 Author Posted September 23, 2012 I have no idea, however you might be able to make some kind of quasi lighting for the structure using optical flares and triggers. You'd basically make a bunch of short duration flares that spawn on the tower. I forget exactly what options you have for flares though, so I don't know how feasible/easy this will be. THAT's...not really a solution that makes the environment realistic. I would think to mostly use flares to mark a save LZ or a marker for a target by a FAC or friendly airplane ! But thnx for the trouble ! :smartass:
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