Fix Horrible Runway Lights

Well, FlyTampa did manage to do a workaround when it comes to their payware-scenery.


FlyTampa Boston (KBOS) Taxiway lights

But unfortunately they only have the correct cannope lights only on their taxiways.


The runway lighting is still so bad as it uses the default SDK lights. Its 2022 Asobo PLEASE FIX IT!

I even noticed that some guy posted some kind of fix at flightsim.to but it does not work all the time.

https://flightsim.to/file/28286/unknown-s-runway-lights

If some random guy can do it, why Asobo can’t? 2 Years after release. If they would fix it, there would be one reason less for using Xplane.

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That taxiway does look much better. I guess we will have to go to door to get people out to vote. I think they should do a complete asset assessment and improve across the board. Starting with the runway lights.

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Wow! I’ll be getting this mod in the meantime!

And as you said, if one random guy can do this, surely Asobo can?

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tell this Asobo… its just sad that they do not care for the details. some hundrets of people have to vote for this topic

My only personal problem is navigating taxiways. My brain, I suppose just does not want to read them properly. I am always missing turns, etc.

The thing I have wanted much more is MUCH brighter external lighting on the aircraft like the C172. It does not, for me do a sufficient job of front or side lighting to clearly help me see turning/taxi points.

I do wish in the real-world, airports would adopt the new ‘electric’ paints that illuminate so every strip was perfectly outlined. #FAA

Only a 2 year old wish with over 200 votes that is getting no attention… :upside_down_face:
Voted. :+1:

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That’s the thing, it’s not quite enough votes. The bottom item on the lifetime wishlist summary from the last dev update has 271 votes :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Edit: Hopefully it’ll be on there in the next one after all the completed wishes have been removed!

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Where can I find this?

Here is the newest one: [BLOG] September 29th, 2022 Development Update if you scroll down you will see the lifetime wishlist snapshots.

They release a new one here every week: News and Announcements - Microsoft Flight Simulator Forums

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Geesh well can we combine 24 with this so it can make the 1st page.

What do you mean?

I just realized that was the bug list and not wishlist so forget what I said . 24 bug list is about airport lighting

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Maybe this thread and votes could be merged with this one:

If a moderator could maybe look into if that would be possible?
Maybe a problem when one is a wishlist and the other is a bug report, I donno.

Oo-Wee!

Aren’t the VASI’s /PAPI’s meant to be visible up 20 miles during the nighttime?

As for the White Rabbit though…

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Hi, yes, you can see PAPI lights from very far away at night. For this, I was specifically speaking to the approach lighting.
The visibility for approach lights and beacons is reversed.

I am surprised at how little attention Asobo gives this topic. Yes I understand the lights are hard coded into the sim but its a bit too much when the runway lighting is brighter than the sun visible miles away at any altitude and thru clouds etc (Asobo claims to have fixed the sun thru clouds issue in SU11).

Still present in fs2024. Lit texture blobs and no dynamic lighting. Xp12 rwy and taxi lights are far better. Shame

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This is terrible… cannot find any addons or fixes for this. Shame indeed.

When zoomed… it gets worse.

Are you on SU3 beta?

Not actually. Is it better over there?