VASI lights

[earl1937]

  While I am on this light kick, just as well throw this out to: VASI lights for all the fields! Why, you ask? Because I am still seeing really good sticks in this game landing way to far down the runway, running off the end and either crashing or taxiing back to pavement. If we had the VASI lights, maybe some players with poor eye sight, that would help them with the proper desend angle to touch down point on runway!

[Saxman]

I remember how Aces of the Pacific had an LSO who would guide you in on carrier landings. He popped up as a sprite in the upper corner of the screen and waved flags indicating your bank angle, too high, too low, too fast, too slow. That would be an awesome function to see.

[bustr]

In England during low light didn't some airfields have small fire pots lining the runway?

[guncrasher]

While I am on this light kick, just as well throw this out to: VASI lights for all the fields! Why, you ask? Because I am still seeing really good sticks in this game landing way to far down the runway, running off the end and either crashing or taxiing back to pavement. If we had the VASI lights, maybe some players with poor eye sight, that would help them with the proper desend angle to touch down point on runway!

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it would definitely help with my rockets while vulching the runway.



semp

[BuckShot]

White over white, you're high as a kite.
Red over red, you're dead.

Did they have vasI systems then? They are quite simple.

[pembquist]

Instead of lights and what I imagine might be complexity in implementation we could get an "alignment of elements system," (I had to look it up to find the official name http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/aim0201.html#Md81b8ROBE )

It's basically a simple staggered arrangement of painted plywood panels that line up visually when you are on glide slope. It seems to me it only involves painting three rectangles on the ground next to the runway.

[XxDaSTaRxx]

While I am on this light kick, just as well throw this out to: VASI lights for all the fields! Why, you ask? Because I am still seeing really good sticks in this game landing way to far down the runway, running off the end and either crashing or taxiing back to pavement. If we had the VASI lights, maybe some players with poor eye sight, that would help them with the proper desend angle to touch down point on runway!

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I recall running off the end of a runway on landing after a mission, going up a hill and breaking my props on my 17. Worst landing mistake since Day 4.

Yes I do also have some trouble landing, for I always take up a lot of room before a complete stop on the runway. My brakes are faulty! I swear!  

No, I just get a little twitchy as soon as I hear the stall horn in a glide landing, and end up shotgunning the throttle.

I cannot operate flaps in bombers. Never have and when I touch them they bite me. Always ends up in my bomber a pile of flaming wreckage 1000 feet from the end of the runway.  

[BluBerry]

When I was in flight school we referred to them as "Pappy"(sp) lights. Is there a difference between that and VASI?

[pembquist]

When I was in flight school we referred to them as "Pappy"(sp) lights. Is there a difference between that and VASI?

Yes VASI is visual approach slope indicator and PAPI is precision approach path indicator. Read all about it: http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim/aim0201.html#Md81b8ROBE

[BluBerry]

Thanks