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So for hat ever reason, 99% of airports in xplane don't have glide slope indicators. Is this normal? Anyone know how to resolve it, other than custom airports for every airport?

Brett

Not every airport has a visual glideslope indicator (PAPI or VASI). Are you running across a bunch that don't have them but should have them?

I'm not seeing them at places like John Wayne. (which I would think has them?)

I don' have any custom scenery for John Wayne, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Brett

Based upon what I've seen with my still-limited experience with X-Plane, there are NO visual glidepath aids at airports with stock scenery. I don't start to see them until I add custom scenery for the airport (and even then, they're often 1/10 the brightness of their real-world counterparts.

-M.

I have stock scenery and see them frequently. Will check when I get home.

There should be hundreds of airports with that equipment because builders have contributed maps to the database that is in the current version of Xplane. I know I have seen GSIs, but I run a lotta custom maps.

Or you can download some custom maps.
http://home.comcast.net/~adam_celaya/

Njoy

Mark, are you comparing them to the brightness of FSX? I think FSX is off the charts in terms of VASI/PAPI brightness. I did a r/w night landing 2 days ago at an airport with a VASI and found them to be in line with that I see in X-Plane.

The FSX VASI/PAPI brightness is way too high (compared to real world) -- no question about that. They're like little red and white lasers searing into your eyeballs.

I'll fly around and look again at XPlane using default scenery. I know, for example, that KVNY has a VASI in the real world (or at least, it *used* to have one...). I don't remember seeing any with the stock scenery, but maybe its just because I was looking for FSX-style lasers.

-M.

I haven't seen any at all though. I seem to remember seeing them at some point. But lately, I haven't seen a single indicator at any airport.

I'm wondering if my scenery is messed up somehow. hmm

Brett

Just chiming in with an "I see them, too" post. I fly mostly V9.7 so I can't really comment on V10, but I see the glide slope indicators where they are supposed to be in V9.7 at both airports with or without custom scenery installed.