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Old 5th November 2005 | 01:35
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BeechNut
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From: Canada (Southeastern Québec)
They should rename themselves to the PAA: Prevention of Aviation Authority.

Virtually all non-airline fields in Canada have remote transmit switch operated lights (or ARCAL as we call them, Aircraft Radio Control of Aerodrome Lighting), including my home field.

You DO have to remember to click 5 times though. One chap a couple of winters ago came in with his 172 on the light cycle activated by the previous flight. He forgot to activate the lights and was met with a blackout on short, very short final (like just before the flare). He clipped a snowbank and flipped the plane. Walked away with the need for a change of shorts, but the plane was written off. Waste of a perfectly good plane.

I've been caught myself once. The only solution is to reactivate in a real hurry if you have the time, if not, an immediate go-around.

Beech
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