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TotalBeginner
28th Feb 2006, 23:30
Anyone know of any civil aerodromes in the UK which have Lead-in strobes as part of the Approach Lighting System?
ATCO Two
1st Mar 2006, 06:03
Heathrow runway 23 used to have this system until it was decommissioned.
niknak
1st Mar 2006, 20:08
I asked our Senior Electrician about the system today, he tells me that, compared to standard approach lighting systems, they're more expensive to buy & maintain and require specialist supply systems, again increasing costs.
That could explain the lack of them in the UK.
Atcham Tower
1st Mar 2006, 20:59
There was an accident to a British-registered Cessna 310 in Germany (Frankfurt?) in the 1960s which, I believe, the AIB attributed to spatial disorientation from strobe lead-in lights. It seems that this is the reason why they have never been adopted in the UK, except for the anomaly of 23 at LHR.
Groundloop
2nd Mar 2006, 07:36
Strobe lights are approved by the CAA as a "supplementary" approach light system, not as a primary aid as in the US. Therefore why would airports pay to include an additional light system?