Originally Posted by
Muddassir
You are right, especially on a large airport like SFO, Tower may be at a big angle from pilots' line of sight.
A suggestion, why can't we have the red flare thing installed at the threshold for active runways. If needed, could be triggered remotely from tower for the required runway?
Perhaps a flare type system could be a solution but what if the problem is tower related, how many flares would be required to warn multiple aircrafts?
I was thinking perhaps a low powered L.A.S.E.R. that could be aimed at the aircraft could replace the spotlights we have today that can be easily lost at major airports with the sea of lights in and around the airports.