Transport i lotnictwo · 11.06.1997

Proposed Advisory Circulars for Airport Lighting

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces (1) the availability of proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5340-28, Low Visibility Taxiway Lighting Systems, which provides standards for the design, installation and maintenance of taxiway centerline lights, stop bars, runway guard lights, and clearance bars, (2) the proposed cancellation of AC 150/5340-19, Taxiway Centerline Lighting System, (3) the availability of AC 150/5345-3E, FAA Specification for L-821, for Control of Airport Lighting, this circular has been rewritten to include control panels for stop bar lighting systems and for land and hold short lighting systems, (4) the proposed cancellation of AC 150/ 5345-3D, Specification for L-821 Panels for Remote Control of Airport Lighting, (5) the availability of AC 150/5345-46B, Specification for Runway and Taxiway Light Fixtures, which includes new specifications for stop bar and runway guard light fixtures, updates the classification of lighting fixtures, photometric requirements, chromaticity requirements, and applicable documents and document sources. In addition, instruction manuals have been made mandatory and a new option for an automatic lampchanger has been added,