#Simairport runway lights update#

Since the last release we've been able to find major performance gains in several of the 'systems' that the SimAirport gameplay relies upon to function. Note: This is the Profiling view of our last default build - it helps us see the areas we can Improve on. For a reference, this is one of the reporting tools that we have available and is a good example of what we're talking about: Sometimes, however, this isn't enough - and to get a really deep look into how and what we can do to improve performance improve we've been sitting down together in multiple-hours-long calls and delving deep into the profiling tools at our disposal. PerformanceAs we've always said - we're always looking for performance improvements and if/when we find something actionable, we won't hesitate to jump at the opportunity. We're excited to be back streaming with you and playing SimAirport, so be sure to join us! Finally, we'd like to take a short look at our newly-announced upcoming title and talk a bit about how it came to be!īefore we get into the details, we want to make you aware of our upcoming Live-Stream - planned for this Sunday! We haven't done one in a while but Arthur and Joscha are excited to join you once again to play SimAirport alongside the community and chat with you - we'll be talking and answering questions about SimAirport and, as usual, it will be a 'fire-side chat' style discussion where we'll talk about anything interesting, from gaming & aviation to world news, and anything in between. We have also brought to SimAirport the same Localization system that we've been using for SimCasino, which will make adding & improving translations much simpler for the community. In this iteration we've taken an even deeper look into Performance and we have some solid gains for you on that front.

#Simairport runway lights update#

The AAI is planning to complete the works by October.It's summer for us and it's really heating up (and probably starting to really get cold for those of you in the southern hemisphere) - and with the heat on, it's time for an update to SimAirport! “The commissioning of the lighting system will bring it further down and the Air Traffic Control will not have to go for flight diversion from here to adjoining airports during inclement weather,” Airport Director C.V. With ILS, the aircraft can land at low visibility of even 800 metres. The barrette lights will supplement the Instrument Landing System (ILS) installed to guide aircraft to precision landing. It hopes that the local people will support the initiative following the talks with the Vallakadavu-Vayyamoola Joint Action Council and the residents’ association in the locality. In Muttathara, these lights will be mounted on the land under the AAI. Other lights near the bank of the Parvathy Puthanar will be installed on cantilever/GI truss. In the Barrette system, one pole will be at the beginning of the NS depot-Vallakadavu road near the Ponnara bridge and the other on Ponnara bridge approach road and the height clearance will be 5.5 m from the ground. The AAI says the light system with one cross bar will not affect the movement of road users through the bridge. The AAI has secured permission of the Public Works Department to mount the lights on the Ponnara bridge above the Parvathy Puthanar that runs close to the boundary wall. The remaining 360 m is outside the airport premises till Muttathara on the approach path to Runway 32 that is 3,396-m long. The installation of the high intensity, uni-directional barrette lights for all weather conditions has been completed in the first 540 m of the threshold of the runway on the Vallakadavu side.

The Barrette light system, as specified by the Director General of Civil Aviation, is mandatory for the airport to get the aerodrome licence.

Placed every 30 metres, they will ensure more visibility of the central line of the runway to the pilot about to land. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is gearing up to complete the conversion of the existing approach lighting system into Barrette Cat I approach lighting system at the beginning of Runway 32 of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport.Ī barrette is three or more ground aeronautical lights closely spaced together in a transverse line so as to appear as a bar of lights at least three metres in length from a distance.