airport beacon

A visual navigation aid displaying alternating white and green flashes to indicate a lighted airport or white flashes only for an unlighted airport. See aerodrome beacon.

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We quickly flipped on the airport beacon and cut a new ATIS reflecting the obvious: The airport had gone IMC.

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The light from NAS Pensacola's lighthouse made a slow sweep over the bay and dueled with the green and white, rotating, airport beacon. We turned west and continued the climb to 4,500-feet MSL for the transit toward Bay Minette.

Engine out: what was supposed to be a routine, night, contact sortie turned out to be a more interesting flight than I ever would care to repeat

The Gardner Municipal Airport beacon is about 100 feet south of the peak, he said.

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White lights define the runway approach, runway edge, runway centreline or one colour of the airport beacon. Green lights are for the beginning of a runway usable surface, taxiway centreline or one colour of the airport beacon.

From Tar Barrels to Computer Control

Once again, I had difficulty spotting the airport beacon. This time, however, I had loaded the runway's RNAV approach into my GPS navigator and had much better situational awareness.

Airports In The Dark

It's dusk, visibility is limited, but in the distance you see the airport beacon flashing.

Here at lake ice be gone: winter trips work better with the right gear. However, seemingly unrelated problems can gang up if you don't understand how all the parts work together

I made my best estimate as to which was which and, while rounding the mountain, I saw the airport beacon.

Fuel burned

A lit airport beacon in the daytime at a tower-controlled airport means:

Ice equipment failures: flying safely when ice builds on the airframe is challenging enough when everything is working right Here are a few tricks for when it doesn't

The San Francisco sectional chart shows a flashing light like an airport beacon at an altitude of 5027 feet just south of the airport on Rattlesnake Mountain.

Wild horses: briefing a Departure Procedure is only part of the game. Here's a plate where it's a must that you plan the flight and then fly the plan

For instance, just on the other side of this Jeppesen plate for the approach is the airport diagram with the interesting note that the airport beacon isn't located on the field.

Enjoy your suspension: these glass cockpits are getting smarter and smarter. Just remember, they still can't read the approach plate for you