Hovering Runway/Taxiway Lights

[Brett Hill 2]

I Have recently noticed at night The Runway/Taxiway lights at any default airport seem to be hovering off the ground (this is mainly noticeable when using the AirCreation Ultralight Due to its size. It is not a major problem but I was just wondering if anyone else had noticed this or if anyone know if it is possible to fix this.

Thanks

[Anxyous]

That's just the way it is...

[brantmacga]

runway and taxiway lights aren't on the ground.

they do make in-ground lighting for areas where they might be a hazard, but typically the actual bulb is maybe 8"-10" off the ground. that's just a guess. i've never actually measured one.

if i can remember to, i'll take you a picture of a runway light.



or actually,  just do a search on airport lighting fixtures and you'll see what i'm talking about.

[HarvesteR]

You mean one of these?




In FSX you just have to "imagine" the fixtures  ;)

Cheers

[DaveSims]

The lights can vary from 8 inches to 36 inches off the ground.  Helps keep the grass and sometimes snow from blocking the light.

[Brett Hill 2]

oh right.... well isn't that a shame they dont model them in default fsx scenary... guess im gonna have to get a few addon scenary packages
Thanks anyway

[brantmacga]

I've seen FSX screenshots that showed the fixtures modeled in the sim. I thought these were in the freeware screenshots section of SimV. I assumed they just had the graphics sliders set high; but are you saying this is not a feature that comes with FSX?