diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/GeoSetBuilder.h b/src/osgPlugins/flt/GeoSetBuilder.h
index 072daca0a..8b30a3d53 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/GeoSetBuilder.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/GeoSetBuilder.h
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ class DynGeoSet : public osg::Referenced
         inline void addColor(const osg::Vec4& color)    { _colorList.push_back(color); }
         inline void addTCoord(const osg::Vec2& tcoord)  { _tcoordList.push_back(tcoord); }
 
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec3>  CoordList;
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec3>  NormalList;
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec4>  ColorList;
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec2>  TcoordList;
+
+	const CoordList&  getCoordList()    { return _coordList; }
+	const NormalList& getNormalList()   { return _normalList; }
+	const ColorList&  getColorList()    { return _colorList; }
+	const TcoordList& getTcoordList()   { return _tcoordList; }
+
         void append(DynGeoSet* source);
         void setBinding();
         
@@ -146,10 +156,6 @@ class DynGeoSet : public osg::Referenced
     private:
 
         typedef std::vector<int>        PrimLenList;
-        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec3>  CoordList;
-        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec3>  NormalList;
-        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec4>  ColorList;
-        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec2>  TcoordList;
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry>  _geom;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
index fbb1b7d6a..47dc61ebe 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 #include <osgSim/MultiSwitch>
 #include <osgSim/DOFTransform>
+#include <osgSim/LightPointNode>
+
 
 #include <osgDB/FileUtils>
 #include <osgDB/FileNameUtils>
@@ -282,7 +284,11 @@ osg::Group* ConvertFromFLT::visitPrimaryNode(osg::Group& osgParent, PrimNodeReco
             }
             break;
             case LIGHT_POINT_OP:
+#ifdef USE_DEPRECATED_LIGHTPOINT
                 visitLightPoint(&geoSetBuilder, (LightPointRecord*)child);
+#else
+                visitLightPoint(osgParent, (LightPointRecord*)child);
+#endif
                 break;
             case GROUP_OP:
                 osgPrim = visitGroup(osgParent, (GroupRecord*)child);
@@ -1987,6 +1993,69 @@ void ConvertFromFLT::visitLightPoint(GeoSetBuilder* pBuilder, LightPointRecord*
 }
 
 
+void ConvertFromFLT::visitLightPoint(osg::Group& osgParent, LightPointRecord* rec)
+{
+    SLightPoint *pSLightPoint = (SLightPoint*)rec->getData();
+
+    GeoSetBuilder pBuilder;
+    DynGeoSet* dgset = pBuilder.getDynGeoSet();
+    dgset->setPrimType(osg::PrimitiveSet::POINTS);
+    dgset->setColorBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
+    dgset->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_PER_VERTEX);
+
+    osgSim::LightPointNode *lpNode = new osgSim::LightPointNode();
+    lpNode->setMinPixelSize( pSLightPoint->sfMinPixelSize);
+    lpNode->setMaxPixelSize( pSLightPoint->sfMaxPixelSize);
+
+    addVertices(&pBuilder, rec);
+
+    const DynGeoSet::CoordList& coords = dgset->getCoordList();
+    const DynGeoSet::ColorList& colors = dgset->getColorList();
+    const DynGeoSet::NormalList& norms = dgset->getNormalList();
+
+    float lobeVert = osg::DegreesToRadians( pSLightPoint->sfLobeVert );
+    float lobeHorz = osg::DegreesToRadians( pSLightPoint->sfLobeHoriz );
+    float pointRadius =  pSLightPoint->afActualPixelSize;
+
+    for ( unsigned int nl = 0; nl < coords.size(); nl++)
+    {
+       osg::Vec4 color( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+       if( nl < colors.size())  color = colors[nl];
+
+       osgSim::LightPoint lp( true, coords[ nl], color, 1.0f, pointRadius);
+
+       if( pSLightPoint->diDirection )
+       {
+          // calc elevation angles
+          osg::Vec3 normal( 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+          if( nl < norms.size())  normal = norms[nl];
+   
+          float elevAngle = osg::PI_2 - acos( normal.z() );
+          if( normal.z() < 0.0f) elevAngle = -elevAngle;
+	  float minElevation = elevAngle - lobeVert/2.0f;
+	  float maxElevation = elevAngle + lobeVert/2.0f;
+
+	  // calc azimuth angles
+	  osg::Vec2 pNormal( normal.x(), normal.y() );
+	  float lng = pNormal.normalize();
+	  float azimAngle = acos( pNormal.y() );
+	  if( pNormal.y() > 0.0f ) azimAngle = - azimAngle;
+
+	  float minAzimuth = azimAngle - lobeHorz/2.0f;
+	  float maxAzimuth = azimAngle + lobeHorz/2.0f;
+
+	  float fadeRange = 0.0f;
+	  lp._sector = new osgSim::AzimElevationSector( minAzimuth, maxAzimuth, minElevation, maxElevation, fadeRange);
+       }
+
+       lpNode->addLightPoint( lp);
+    }
+
+    osgParent.addChild( lpNode);
+}
+
+
+
 void ConvertFromFLT::visitMesh ( osg::Group &parent, GeoSetBuilder *pBuilder, MeshRecord *rec )
 {
     DynGeoSet* dgset = pBuilder->getDynGeoSet();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
index 0a458266b..1854f3b5e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class ConvertFromFLT
         void visitMesh(osg::Group& osgParent,GeoSetBuilder* pParent, MeshRecord* rec);
         void visitMeshPrimitive(osg::Group& osgParent, MeshPrimitiveRecord* rec);
         void visitLightPoint(GeoSetBuilder* pBuilder, LightPointRecord* rec);
+	void visitLightPoint(osg::Group& osgParent, LightPointRecord* rec);
         int  visitVertexList(GeoSetBuilder* pParent, VertexListRecord* rec);
         int  visitLocalVertexPool(GeoSetBuilder* pBuilder, LocalVertexPoolRecord* rec);