Airport Lighting
The primary references for airport lighting is in the A/FD and approach charts. Civil airports with rotating beacons flash alternate white and green that flash an average of 28 times a minute from sunset to sunrise.
AIRPORT LIGHTING- Various lighting aids that may be installed on an airport. Types of airport lighting include: ...
PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) - An airport lighting facility in the terminal area navigation system used under VFR conditions (see also), through a single row of two to four lights, ...
Approach Lighting System (ALS): An airport lighting facility that emits radiating light beams in a directional pattern by which the pilot aligns the aircraft with the runway on his final approach and landing.
To save electricity, airport lighting can be activated remotely from the air as the pilot approaches the field. This is done automatically using the aircraft's radio. They can even change the brightness.
 See also: Pilot, Airport, Runway, Aircraft, Weather
  
|
RSS
