NZFF

This may have been answered somewhere in the past, but [in Real Life] does the old 05L/23R parallel runway have lights?

Centre lights, VASI lights? Is the ILS still active?

It's just that every time I make an FSX approach in bad visibility, I think "eeek!" ... must be so easy to line up and land on the wrong one .

http://www.airport-data.com/world-airports/NZAA-AKL/

Has this to say:

Runway 05L / Runway 23R
Lighting System 1: Low Intensity Runway Lighting System
Lighting System 2: Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 3: PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

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Runway 05R
Lighting System 1: Centerline Lighting System
Lighting System 2: High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3: Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 4: Centerline and Bar
Lighting System 5: PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 23L
Lighting System 1: Touchdown Zone Lighting
Lighting System 2: Centerline Lighting System
Lighting System 3: High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 4: Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 5: Centerline and Bar
Lighting System 6: PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Everything is still there but is switched off. Towerguy might be able to confirm if the switch still works upstairs?
The runway markings have been removed

SA227 wrote:

QUOTE (SA227 @ May 22 2010, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Everything is still there but is switched off. Towerguy might be able to confirm if the switch still works upstairs?
The runway markings have been removed

Thanks for that ... looking at Google Earth, a lot of the old markings still appear to be there, so I left them in - just removed the lights. I also removed the bridge object on the 05L approach.

05L/05R (before/after):

23L/23R (before/after):


Is 05L/23R being used as a taxiway? If so - have the runway sidelights been changed from runway lights to taxi lights (yellow or blue, respectively, in FSX)?

I've put a test zip file here if anyone wants to have a play.

The stock FSX file is APX94450.bgl - does this need to be renamed - or would just placing the revised AFX version at a higher priority work OK (without any conflicts)?

05L and 23R are no more
it has been officially redesignated back to its old taxiway Alpha
the edge lights etc are still there but not operational , at night the only lighting is the green taxiway centerline lighting
there are no approach lighting systems operational
the ILS only ever worked when the parallel was in use because they had to physically move the equipment over!

most of the paint marking is now gone apart from some of the white side stripes also the taxiways have been renumbered now ie the old B10 is now B9 and leads directly across to A9, the old B8 and B9 are now J and K.

cheers

The reply i was waiting for , In FS ill still use it ... until i hear Craig yell ... 'Ian get the bloody ell outta there'

towerguy wrote:

QUOTE (towerguy @ May 22 2010, 04:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

05L and 23R are no more
it has been officially redesignated back to its old taxiway Alpha
the edge lights etc are still there but not operational , at night the only lighting is the green taxiway centerline lighting
there are no approach lighting systems operational
the ILS only ever worked when the parallel was in use because they had to physically move the equipment over!

most of the paint marking is now gone apart from some of the white side stripes also the taxiways have been renumbered now ie the old B10 is now B9 and leads directly across to A9, the old B8 and B9 are now J and K.

Thanks for that, TG ... straight from the horse's mouth eh? ... I'll amend the file accordingly!

Ian ... you hit my shiny hew Islander when you land while I'm taxiing and I'll kill you!

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 22 2010, 07:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm taxiing and I'll kill you!

Achnid .. the Islander Terrorist .. I'll KILL YOU

and I'll take care of you both 'cause ...

I have to do the bloody PAPERWORK!!!!!!!!
and I really REALLY hate paperwork!!!!!!!!

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ May 22 2010, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

23L/23R (before/after):

Don't forget that big yellow X at the end of 23R - presume there is one for 5L but have never been down there for a look

Gary

Chairman wrote:

QUOTE (Chairman @ May 22 2010, 08:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Don't forget that big yellow X at the end of 23R - presume there is one for 5L but have never been down there for a look

Is there one there though? I wonder how old the Google view is ... no X there at the moment ... so I've left it out for now. Also - can't do the old (fading) runway side markers without putting a runway back in. I had to recreate it as one long taxiway so I could get the lights right.

The latest version ... is here.







I'm guessing with the taxiway lights on the old runway - as (dim) green centre-line and blue edge lights. What happens in RL at NZAA with taxiways - do they have centre lines?

I also tidied up a few aprons etc. AFX doesn't place objects - only airport data, so I'm limited with what I can do ... and - no - I'm not going to start messing with the "real" tools to do any of this - there are far more qualified people on NZFF to do that! This is just a bit of fun . I have no excuse for landing on the wrong runway now (sorry Ian ).

I was just Humming along - singing 'Oh Islander in the sun' .. then ya switched the lights out .. just as well , got the lyrics so wrong