Re: [Flightgear-devel] lightning codes, genapts

[Christian S. <ch...@il...>]

Hi,

yes, the 850 genapts supports the new approach lights. In fact, even the 850 
version did in theory, but the file format did not.

The relevant code starts here:
https://gitorious.org/~papillon81/fg/terragear850/blobs/tg850/src/Airports/GenAirports/lights.cxx#line2635

Please ignore the "XXXX not supported by data base" comments. Those types 
are also supported. I only have to correct the comments.

Of course they work with FG.

Cheers,
Chris



HB-GRAL wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> Another question rised up here during my faa-data to apt.dat conversion.
> Does the current (or the updated) genapts take new approach lightning
> codes into account ? Can the scenery tools read the new 8.50 runway line
> already or is this still based on 8.10 specs ?
> 
> Maybe I missed this point in a discussion here, sorry for that. But to
> illustrate my question, the "problem" is that some lightning codes are
> not covered in 8.10 specs. What I get from FAA:
> 
> # MALSR
> # MALSF
> # MALS
> # SSALR
> # SALS
> # LDIN
> # RAIL
> # MIL OVRN
> # NSTD
> # ALSF-1
> # ALSF-2
> # ODALS
> 
> Now With 8.50 runway line specs I can cover most of this "new" codes,
> but not with 8.10, which knows "only"
> 
> # SSALS (Simplified short approach light system)
> # SALSF (Short approach light system with sequenced flashing lights).
> # ALSF-I (Approach light system with sequenced flashing lights).
> # ALSF-II (Approach light system with sequenced flashing lights and red
> side bar lights the last 1000').
> # ODALS (Omni-directional approach light system).
> # Calvert (a British design) category 1.
> # Calvert (a British design) categories 2 and 3.
> 
> I can not find any information about FLightGear implementation. This
> here http://wiki.flightgear.org/Approach_lighting_system is just a copy
> paste from wikipedia and does not say if this codes/models are part of
> the fg runway lightning system or not ?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestion and comment about this.
> 
> Cheers, Yves
> 
> 
> 
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