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MSFS20 Approach Lights

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Hi!

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As you can see the runway 01 uses ALSF-I approach lights and you can see how they look on the charts, which are correct.

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In MSFS they are way too longer, is there a way I can cut them to match the real thing?
 
I'm not sure if this will do what you're asking but according to the documentation it might depend on the Strobes parameter.

Strobes
This option sets the number of lead-in strobes for the runway approach lights. This value can be between 0 and 20 and would normally be set to 5 or more.

Runway Objects

docs.flightsimulator.com docs.flightsimulator.com
 
I believe that the length of the Approach lighting system is predefined may be to respect ICAO or FAA rules. There are shorter lengths such as number 2, 3 and 9.
 

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I see this quite a lot at the airports I design. The approach lights in MSFS are a set length according to FAA and ICAO rules, but the airports can choose to change these rules in certain instances. Say for example that the standard approach light is 690m in length, but you only have 400m available, then some of the lights may be left out. If there is a road near the runway, then the standard 30m between lights may be changed to accommodate the road or some of the lights left out entirely. Unless you want to manually design the lights, you cannot change what is in MSFS, sorry. That is just how it is.

How sure are you that the airport has an ALFS-1 system? Just because the plates say so, does not always mean it is so! I have seen several hundred airport plates in my life and none of them is like 100% accurate, especially when it comes to approach lights. Most pilots don't know the difference between the different sets of lights anyway! See if you can find a video on YouTube that shows a night landing on this runway to verify that it is in fact a ALFS-1 system. Sometimes, the plates states ALFS-1, but what the actually mean is a MALSF system. I have seen that a few hundred times too!

Hope this helps.
 
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