Outer, Middle, and Inner Markers on the Landing Path

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The 3 last Red indicators on the Landing Path display (Assistance Options)
have a bright red color when looking at it from the side.

Hard to see in this screenshot.
Are the the markers?.
I have never noticed a brighter color when flying down the Landing Path.

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Outer - Middle- Inner markers are fast disappearing.

Sign of the times .. GPS is taking over everywhere.

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And when the GPS system fails due to the Kessler Effect, we’ll all be screaming for the return of VORs, NDBs, and OMIs. :slight_smile:

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Today, eLoran is one system proposed as a backup for GPS.

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I had to look that one up. Kind of scary.

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Ok folks, let’s get this subject back on topic!
Are Red Indicators the Outer, Middle, and Inner Markers on the Landing Path.

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I don’t believe there’s any relationship in the colors of the flightpath markers to the marker beacons.
I tested it at KONT Runway 26L (which has an IM IRL and in sim, and has an OM in the sim).
I flew the approach down the flightpath markers, and as you said, there was no appreciable difference in color over the marker beacons while within the path indicators. Interestingly, the landing path markers weren’t even being displayed when I overflew the OM, and they stopped displaying well before I overflew the IM.
I then flew a parallel path to the same runway and again, the markers didn’t look any different, nor were flightpath markers even visible over the OM (they didn’t start displaying until well after the OM) nor the IM (the flightpath markers again ended well before overflying the IM).
The colors may just be showing somewhat brighter because both of the “path indicators” get closer and closer together, and are almost blending together as they get to the end from a distance. I didn’t get a screenshot as I passed the IM, but the path indicators just looked normal.

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For whatever it’s worth!
Regards

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I think that you are right.

I flew towards the side of the Landing Path and saw the 3 bright indicators.
But, I can’t reproduce it.

Maybe I dreamed it. :blush:

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I think it was certainly a valid question based on how they appear. On a side note, that would have been an interesting feature for them to have added to the sim. Another way of seeing different landing path symbols and reinforcing what they were seeing with the in-plane marker beacons lights and sounds.
Regards

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