September 26, 2024 Development Update Blog Discussion

[SmotheryVase665]

Hi @ChristianTanque ,
Regarding:

@ChristianTanque

Please, I want someone to eliminate the trees in the LEYE spanish Yecla aerodrome.

There are many airports around the world that have unwanted trees interfering with landing approaches. This has been reported here:

Trees on approach

This is less of a bug than an oversight. There are a lot of airports in FS where you will encounter trees high enough to be in the glidepath. I’m sure it’s a limitation of the AI FS2020 uses for the landscape, where low bushes look the same as 100 ft trees from aerial photographs. It seems that there is a very simple fix to this. In real life, any managed airport will ensure that any trees or foliage that encroaches the standard 3 degree glideslope (plus a safety margin, call it 2 degrees) is…