THIS ADDON IS NOW DEPRECATED, PLEASE PROCEED HERE FOR THE NEW LISTING
Generic version will remain available here
Recommended use in conjuntion with KAZE's Hong Kong Kai Tak city, kychungdotcom's Kai Tak Intl. Airport Overhaul, and Historic Kai Tak Billboard Replacement for SU11, details below
Known issues
- Area splash and flash orb does not sync - due to MSFS limitations in the SDK, this is unforunately the only way at the time of publish
- Null airport (VHZK) exists to enable flash orbs. It is marked as a closed airport and hopefully should not cause any issues with navdata or avionics, please leave a comment if it does.
- Light orbs sometimes spawn with incorrect height (particularly on Green Island, Stonecutter, Mount Davis, Tathong Point, and Checkerboard Hill)
- Light orbs have a 90 degree cone of view, which is not to specifications as per chart
Description
Lights expansion for VHHX Kai Tak, adds additional lights as prescribed in attached chart, allows for VOR/NDB/visual stepdown approaches to be flown a lot easier if unfamiliar with the Hong Kong area, particularly at night. These approaches into runway 13 are even more fun than the IGS!! Note that this mod does NOT replace existing C-ALSF. Also note that the lights do not line up with the IGS, this is normal!! The lights are designed to lead in for night time from visual step down, CH VOR and CC NDB approaches.
2 versions included:
- Asobo (Gaya) SU11 version of Kai Tak airport
- Generic version which should be compatible with other versions of Kai Tak airport (ali501, Model Instruments, Red Wing Simulations)
Installation
Place the folder inside the zip into your Community folder.
Both versions compatible with other Hong Kong sceneries,
- SamScene Hong Kong City Times
- KAZE's Hong Kong Kai Tak city
- kychungdotcom's Kai Tak Intl. Airport Overhaul
- WFScenery VHHH
- My own Historic Kai Tak Billboard Replacement for SU11
- Cli4D's HONG KONG IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY (Partial)
(All of the listed, minus WFScenery VHHH and Cli4D's HONG KONG IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY are recommended for the full Kai Tak experience!! Note that kychungdotcom's Overhaul is still recommended even if you are using Navigraph or another navdata provider)
Note: Tathong Point VOR requres WU1 Japan, and Beacon Hill Surveillance Radar requires WU2 USA to be visible, but is not required for this package to run
Majority of lights used to be mounted on buildings that do not exist anymore, many lights mounted on masts on this package, approximation of their locations is used and may not reflect 100% historical accuracy.
Added objects and lights
- Checkerboard floods (unlike kychungdotcom's package, these lights will be visible from great distances, and essentially supercedes them in function)
- Orange apron flood lights for Asobo (Gaya) version, so you can actually see where you're taxiing and parking
- Flashing red beacons at
- Rheish Church Pang Hok Ko Memorial College 禮賢會彭學高紀念中學
- Hung Hom (Quarry Hill, Ho Man Tin High Level Service Resevoir) 採石山何文田上配水庫
- Yau Yat Chuen (Woh Chai Hill, Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir) 窩仔山深水埗配水庫
- North Kowloon (Garden Hill, Shek Kip Mei No.2 & 3 Fresh Water Service Resevoir) 嘉頓山石硤尾二號及三號食水配水庫
- Green Island Marine Department Office 青洲海事辦事處
- Mount Davis Signal Station (Ionospheric Station?) 摩星嶺訊號站(電離層研究站?)
- Lei Yu Mun Gap (A Kung Ngam) 亞公岩燈塔
- Cape Collision Lighthouse 黑頭角燈塔
- Flashing white approach beacons at
- Yau Yat Chuen 又一村
- Cheung Sha Wan 長沙灣
- Sham Shui Po 深水埗公園
- Stonecutters Island 昂船洲頂
- Solid orange identification beacons at
- Sham Shui Po 深水埗公園
- Tathong Point 南堂尾無線電站
- Solid red obstacle beacon at
- Checkerboard Hill 格仔山
- Beacon Hill surveillance radar station (WU2 USA required) 筆架山進場著陸監視雷達站
- Green Island Lighthouse (1905) 新青洲燈塔 (1905)
- Tathong Point VOR (WU1 Japan required) 南堂尾導航站
- Terraforming adjust for Tathong Point and Cape Collision
DownedAviator
This excellent and puts the finishing touches to my Kai Tak experience. I particularly appreciate the orange apron flood lights. Thank you.
TMongun author
There's more work to be done and I'll be slowly working on more Kai Tak related improvements. I also have a couple Kai Tak related addons on my uploads if you want to enhance the experience even more.
1 years ago
bendead
Really nice mod the light beacon are very powerful, I am wondering, could you do the same with the approach light curve just before the runway, on my system it's a bit dim and will load quite late.
Your beacon load from far away, no issue
TMongun author
That's a good idea, I'll attempt it some time next week.
The issue that might arise is that the flashing sequence orbs are their own object, as are the approach lights themselves, so they might be placed in very close proximity. I may not be able to remove the flashing orbs but retain the approach lighting.
I'll try it regardless.
1 years ago
RafKDT
This is an immersive addon, really well done. Now, please make LDIN lights missing in the EPIC KJFK Canarsie approach or VOR 13L/R. Your job deserves five stars, not doubt.
TMongun author
Released, as linked below
https://flightsim.to/file/48731/kjfk-rlls-ldin-approach-lights-for-canarsie-parkway-visual
1 years ago