You've got to be kidding me! I have no idea of the legality of such a venture, though I can hazard guess, but using garden lights!!!!
Do they conform to ICAO standards? What is the lighting layout? Are your lights on a discrete and paid for frequency for remote operation?
Seriously, has everyone had a bit too much sherry trifle? Or am I just too cautious and think you're crazy because I'm a wuss?
I personally would never use any home-made system in what is a pretty critical phase of flight. There are just too many variables that could lead to a disaster. I certainly wouldn't put myself in a situation that I feel would be "dodgy" to say the least.
Edit to add: I am aware of what some people will do to save a few quid on landing fees and a bit of inconvienience, from landing on a totally unlit grass strip with nothing but a set of car head-lights pointing at an approximate touch down point, to some things I won't mention for fear of some one daft enough trying to replicate them and ending up as the lead article in GASIL a few months later (as well as an entry in the Darwin awards).
So I'm not just being obsequious, jst hopefully giving you some food for thought.
Are you intending to have runway lights? If so, then a strobe becomes of secondary inportance since you invariably see them first rather than any strobe/beacon.
Last edited by Say again s l o w l y; 25th Dec 2005 at 23:06.