MH Luke
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Kick the Tires and Light the Fires...
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Post by MH Luke on Jan 26, 2010 2:57:11 GMT -5
YBCG The Tower and Base Ops (I assume) Lit up under the tower, out the left side from taxiway A.
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Post by blindsquirrel2 on Jan 28, 2010 3:47:12 GMT -5
Hi, MH Luke- hi, you wrote earlier in the thread that the lights come on with the comm 1 frequency thingy...do you have a link to this ? thanks, Andy.
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Jean
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Tout cela est pu?ril et sot ! Mais ? quoi passer sa vie, si ce n'est ? des r?ves.
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Post by Jean on Jan 28, 2010 9:36:57 GMT -5
moonlight at YBTH (yes, night had fallen when I landed...) Thanks for the fire works...
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Post by paulvdberg on Jan 28, 2010 12:26:30 GMT -5
Leg 1: Starting in good company at Essendon. Coming in at Phillip Island after this 'warming up' flight. Taxi towards the stand. No fuel upload required yet. While we're here, we arranged to make some 45 mins. scenic flights for the locals. Earning our keep so to say... ;D
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MH Luke
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Post by MH Luke on Jan 28, 2010 15:35:34 GMT -5
Hi Blindsquirrel2, no you don't have to link to anything. Just tune your comm 1 radio to 120.6 and the lights should come on. That info is listed in the info shown for the airports in Plan G. I think I've seen it on only two different airports out of the ten used for Gaar 2010.
OOPS! Correction I looked around again and there are more than two airports and numerous freqs. that activate the lights at them.
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Post by Les Smith on Jan 28, 2010 21:14:34 GMT -5
A wet day at Mt Hotham (YHOT). I'm pondering my arrival on a DC3 in a flight simulator and somewhat amused when comparing this with my Great Grandparents who arrived in real life as gold miners in the 1850s on horseback; stayed in the area for 70 years. Found much gold but spent all looking for more. Les
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Post by woodhick803 on Jan 29, 2010 11:08:46 GMT -5
Nearing Jervis Bay, over Hollynook. Leg 6
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Post by blindsquirrel2 on Jan 29, 2010 13:13:43 GMT -5
Hi, thanks for the info MHL; but if the frequencies are different for each airport how do you find them? ! Andy.
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Post by rattler1 on Jan 29, 2010 15:10:56 GMT -5
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Post by blindsquirrel2 on Jan 29, 2010 15:29:41 GMT -5
Hi,
Thank you Rattler!
Andy.
edit: PAL==== 'Pilot Activated Lighting' perhaps?!
A.
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Post by rattler1 on Jan 29, 2010 18:19:38 GMT -5
I've just tried it at Mallacoota at night, and it doesn't work for me. Any advice anyone? FS9
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Post by blindsquirrel2 on Jan 29, 2010 19:01:00 GMT -5
Hi, I found this on Wikipedia!
"Pilot Controlled Lighting (PCL), also known as Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting (ARCAL) or Pilot Activated Lighting (PAL), is a system which allows aircraft pilots to control the lighting of an airport or airfield's approach lights, runway edge lights, and taxiways via radio. PCL systems are most common at non-towered or little-used airfields where it is neither economical to light the runways all night, nor to provide staff to turn the runway lighting on and off. PCL enables pilots to control the lighting only when required, saving electricity and reducing light pollution.
If the airfield supports PCL, the pilot sets the radio to the ARCAL frequency for the airport, which is usually the same as the UNICOM/CTAF frequency (for example, Smiths Falls-Montague Airport hosts separate Unicom and ARCAL frequencies). The systems are typically operated by clicking the radio microphone talk button.
PCL systems usually have three settings:[1]
Low intensity: Three clicks within 5 seconds Medium intensity: Five clicks within 5 seconds High intensity: Seven clicks within 5 seconds When the system is activated, a 15-minute countdown starts, after which the lights turn off. While the lights are on, whenever a lighting command is issued, whether it changes the lighting intensity or not, the 15-minute countdown is reset. At some airfields, special lights may blink for ten seconds to warn pilots before the lights shut off.
When using PCL, it is strongly recommended that aircraft on final approach to the airfield issue a fresh lighting command, even if the lights are already on (especially if the lights were activated by another aircraft). This is so that the lighting does not turn off at a critical moment (such as when crossing the runway threshold)."
there's an element of clicking the mike which seems to be part of it.
Andy.
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Post by woodhick803 on Jan 30, 2010 6:43:16 GMT -5
I use RXP's GNS 530 WAAS and find that one of the pages therein lists the PCL radio frequencies for airports where appropriate. I seem to remember from long ago that some PCL systems I have used in FS-9 & FSX use comm 2 for PCL activation. Anyone tried that out yet?
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Post by rattler1 on Jan 30, 2010 18:25:44 GMT -5
Tried it again at Mallacoota. It doesn't work on my setup. FS9, Windows XP
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Post by averdung on Jan 31, 2010 0:08:02 GMT -5
Rounding Wilson Promontory in Annushka Classic traffic @ypid Greets!
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