Excellent scenery and one of the most interesting approaches in the US!
I just have one question regarding the missing ALSF-1 approach lighting
system to rwy 13C: according to my documentation this runway had full
ALSF-1 system but in the new scenery this seems to be missing.
Well, went to check out the current FAA charts for KMDW and that's
indeed correct, there is no ALSF-1 to 13C anymore, only approach
lighting is LDIN for 31C therefore scenery is true to life and realistic:
does anybody know why and when full ALSF-1 to 13C was removed?
Thanks.
KMDW Approach Lights
- martin[flytampa]
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Jeppesen (2004) as well as FAA (June 2005) charts don't show any approach lights system for 13C, only the LDIN for 31C.
It has been reported to me and I am aware that there are or might be some sort of lights on 13C, however I decided not to include them since I cannot find any confirmed (written) information that they are really there. What is odd about this is that these lights don't seem to have been installed "yesterday", so I wonder why no charts or any other data source like
http://www.airnav.com/airport/kmdw list them.
The default Microsoft KMDW, which Microsoft auto-generates with their data sources don't have 13C lights as well. And no 31C lights either, but thats probably due to the fact that LDIN isn't a system that FS supports by default.
It has been reported to me and I am aware that there are or might be some sort of lights on 13C, however I decided not to include them since I cannot find any confirmed (written) information that they are really there. What is odd about this is that these lights don't seem to have been installed "yesterday", so I wonder why no charts or any other data source like
http://www.airnav.com/airport/kmdw list them.
The default Microsoft KMDW, which Microsoft auto-generates with their data sources don't have 13C lights as well. And no 31C lights either, but thats probably due to the fact that LDIN isn't a system that FS supports by default.
Im starting to wonder if they are just there for IFR weather. Because when I worked there. The lot I parked at was inline with the 13C lights.
The only time I saw them on was when it was low cielings and visibility.
Nw 31C has them on continuously when 22L and 31C are in use reguardless of weather.
Could this be a reason why they are not published? Could it just be a part of the runway lighting for 13C?
The only time I saw them on was when it was low cielings and visibility.
Nw 31C has them on continuously when 22L and 31C are in use reguardless of weather.
Could this be a reason why they are not published? Could it just be a part of the runway lighting for 13C?