St Maarten Airport too dark at night.

skayle · Post by **skayle** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:24 pm

Unless I missed any topics already discussing this. The airport lighting at night is barely visible on approach. Are there any setting changes I can make to correct this i.e make the lighting brighter? Are there any light texture updates to enhance the runway or taxiway lighting at night?

There were many night lighting enhancements available for the default scenery which help on final approaches. I'm not sure if they are compatible with the Fly Tampa scenery.

pdogg123 · Post by **pdogg123** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:06 pm

Are you talking about the FSX version? The FSX version (if you choose the static runway) doesn't have much lighting untill you get the preliminary to final update.

specialist · Post by **specialist** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:04 pm

I agree that it is pretty dark, and I use FS9. But in the real world, most of these carabbean airports are dark in nature. I lived around one in Ponce Puerto Rico, and by no mean am I talking about a small GA airport. Major airlines land their Airbus there. I think it has to do more with the fact that there isn't much lighting around the airport, so the area looks darker than most major airports in the US or Europe.

skayle · Post by **skayle** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:05 pm

Yes Im referring to the FS9 Flytamps scenery for St. Maarten. I lived around this airport for a few years and frequented the Sunset Beach Area. The lighting in reality is not as dark. Theres a brighter hue to the taxiway and runway lights.

I used to love doing night landings here, but have been unable to do so with the same ease. I was hoping the update (night textures) would've included a lighting fix for this incredible scenery.