tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post113233491885863230..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: ARCAL and ASAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-63924776512823049222015-12-24T13:31:59.925+00:002015-12-24T13:31:59.925+00:00Where I fly all the aerdromes have ype k lighting ...Where I fly all the aerdromes have ype k lighting but the dont all work the same. All the vasis dim but the edge lights at some airport dim as well making it very difficult to make out the runway because the vasis are blinding, even on low, 3 clicks. Some runways just the vasis dim and the runway edge lights stay bright. This is much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-80510781700041928282008-10-21T15:48:00.000+00:002008-10-21T15:48:00.000+00:00You probably wont be on approach for 15 minutes. T...You probably wont be on approach for 15 minutes. Thats an awful lot of time for an approach to a runway. If you are 5 miles out and you cycle the lights you have plenty of time to get down safely. This system works ive used it before and its not too different from most small airports with pilot controlled lights in the states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1133795231402931282005-12-05T15:07:00.000+00:002005-12-05T15:07:00.000+00:00Don't count on the flash. From the CFS: "some syst...Don't count on the flash. From the CFS: "some systems will indicate when the duration period is over by flashing once and then remaining on for a further 2 minutes before extinguishing completely. Other systems offer no indication that the period is ending."Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1133765908740236102005-12-05T06:58:00.000+00:002005-12-05T06:58:00.000+00:00" What if they turn off before you land? That woul..." <I>What if they turn off before you land? That would be a shocker, wouldnt it?</I>"<BR/><BR/>I believe the lights flash once, two minutes before they will turn off.Lost Av8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096008783177892349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132741740935908532005-11-23T10:29:00.000+00:002005-11-23T10:29:00.000+00:00Ha, that's weird, in Aus we just call it PAL.I've ...Ha, that's weird, in Aus we just call it PAL.<BR/><BR/>I've heard some great stories from the RFDS (Royal Flying Doctor Service) about some landings to pick up crash victims.... <BR/><BR/>car headlights, 44 gallon drums with fires in, toilet rolls soaked in avgas, if you can make light with it, they've used it!!! <BR/><BR/>I think there's some guidelines but I figure they have some sort of exemptions, as in the mercy mission rule...<BR/><BR/>And as far as I remember, PAL here is usually three clicks three seconds apart per click, on the MBZ frequency. Some airports also use PAL out of tower hours, and the ones I've used you could control the apron and taxiway lights also...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132586221893484812005-11-21T15:17:00.000+00:002005-11-21T15:17:00.000+00:00"What if they turn off before you land?"That's why..."What if they turn off before you land?"<BR/><BR/>That's why you re-key the sequence on final, to make sure they stay on.<BR/><BR/>"one made arrangements for someone living nearby to light the smudge pots at the corners of the strip"<BR/><BR/>That sort of thing is legal in Canada, too. <BR/><BR/>"A skill of telling aircraft by their lights is a skill I wish I had."<BR/><BR/>It's not so much a skill as evidence of having been somewhere too long, like being able to recognize your roommates by the sound of their key in the lock. And part of it is of course knowing who is due back at what time.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132575699382966432005-11-21T12:21:00.000+00:002005-11-21T12:21:00.000+00:00I'm sure here that only ATC can switch on the ligh...I'm sure here that only ATC can switch on the lights and set their brightness.....<BR/><BR/>A skill of telling aircraft by their lights is a skill I wish I had..Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343464146308441911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1132572870319680282005-11-21T11:34:00.000+00:002005-11-21T11:34:00.000+00:00What if they turn off before you land? That would ...What if they turn off before you land? That would be a shocker, wouldnt it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com