Large Transport
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Physiological - Other
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue; No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
General None Reported / Taken
Airport
The ramp light post lights are extremely bright; causing a high amount of glare. The ramp lights are angled such that they shine directly into the flight deck. The gate is equipped with a DGS (Docking Guidance System). The DGS at gate X is mounted high and close to the ramp lights. Trying to use the DGS system in the glare was very difficult. Looking at the high mounted DGS while also looking up at the bright ramp lights blocked out all peripheral vision of the ramp on approach to the parking spot. In order cut the glare I had to deploy the flight deck sun visor.The ramp lights in the D terminal gates are too bright. Gate X DGS system is mounted high; causing the pilot to look up into the glare of the very bright ramp lights.[I suggest to] lower the lumens of the ramp lights; angle them better (more of a down angle); and mount the DGS systems lower so the pilot does not have to look up into the bright ramp lights while using the DGS.
Air Carrier Captain reported that both position and brightness of ramp lights at gate in CLT impacted ability to see Docking Guidance System.