Airports Lights and ATC - ON/OFF switch

Is it possible to have a switch as in object in order to turn the ATC system to OFF?

In addition it would be great to have another switch ON/OFF for runways lighting (PAPI, VASI, Calvert, Centerline, etc...).

Thanks a lot.

On most public, I would imagine even private servers, the in-game ATC is not used, which makes the runways dark and unlighted.

So one up for this

Why not take the guesswork out of it and just have the lights come on an hour before sunset and stay on until an hour after sunrise (like they are in the real world)

Well, you won't have the light on if in a combat zone, but yeah ... that also works

Well, you won't have the light on if in a combat zone, but yeah ... that also works

So don’t have it at neutral airfields

Is it possible to have a switch as in object in order to turn the ATC system to OFF?

In addition it would be great to have another switch ON/OFF for runways lighting (PAPI, VASI, Calvert, Centerline, etc...).

 

 

Thanks a lot.

GREAT PROPOSAL

This would be great especially since bad weather doesn't activate the lights, so you can be Case III in weather riding the minimums and the carrier won't turn on any lights even if you do call.

Why not take the guesswork out of it and just have the lights come on an hour before sunset and stay on until an hour after sunrise (like they are in the real world)

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Yeah at least until the ATC is fully fixed. The night is underused in DCS since using the airport lights are so problematic,

Just turn tbe lights on automatically at night until the ATC are fully redone.

I like a combination of these ideas, selectable in the mission editor.

1. Lights On 1 hour before/after dark (default)
   
2. Lights Off
   
3. Selectable with F10 (from within coalition)
   

Also, if option 3 is selected, being able to toggle this from the F10 View (not just the comm menu) would be awesome.

I like a combination of these ideas, selectable in the mission editor.

1. Lights On 1 hour before/after dark (default)
   
2. Lights Off
   
3. Selectable with F10 (from within coalition)
   

 

Also, if option 3 is selected, being able to toggle this from the F10 View (not just the comm menu) would be awesome.

Sounds near perfect, that would be sooo cool! :thumbup:

+1 for in cockpit mode runway lighting ON switch (There are not time to switch to F10 in Yak-52.)

How much more time need we begging for this, ED?

Flying must be the highest priority in a flight sim.

Wish: Airfield Pilot controlled lighting https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=201487

A year passed by and not a single comment from ED, no promises, no implementation.

I would be happy to just have it as a trigger item for the time being.

I like a combination of these ideas, selectable in the mission editor.

1. Lights On 1 hour before/after dark (default)
   
2. Lights Off
   
3. Selectable with F10 (from within coalition)
   

 

Also, if option 3 is selected, being able to toggle this from the F10 View (not just the comm menu) would be awesome.

This would be great :thumbup:

I would be happy to just have it as a trigger item for the time being.

This actually would cover all case!!!!

This could be a new ACTION in the mission editor

ACTION: LIGHT CONTROL

AIRFIELD: [Airfield Name]

POWER: [ON or OFF]

This would be perfect and no logic would need to be implemented by ED ... the mission designer would choose it.

+1 for this feature.

Our server has a 6 our lifespan with auto sync mission time with real time, and combined this exciting "feature" with the ATC that sometimes fails ( or sometimes works ) we're flying pretty much the time on the dark hours with lot of problem due to runaway lights!

Thanks!