I like those lights, Jim. I remember one at MacDill.
At RAF stations we have an omnidirectional light, a "pundit", that flashes the
2 letters for the station in morse code; they will be red or green. But I have
not flown at night as captain since 1998 when I realised that I was unable to
maintain the currency required for the RAF on Tornados (3 month currency or do
a check ride). Because I was OC Ops Wing I did not manage to get the flying
hours required in the day time, either.
I think that I would like your airfield, with that sort of transportation :-)
Chris
On 26 Jul 2012, at 21:26, Jim Nichols wrote:
> With little activity on a slow day at the airport, my attention turned to a
> guiding light that has been around for 70 years. When this was a training
> base during WWII, this green and white beacon sat atop the base water tank,
> offering guidance to the student who was coping with night landings, or just
> doubtful of his position. When the tank was condemned many years later, the
> beacon was moved to a pole near the flight line, not nearly as high, but
> still useful. Today, it shares the pole with modern communications antennae,
> but still burns brightly.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Guiding+Light+29.jpg.html
>
> The bright spots on the ramp are the two carts that are used to meet flights
> that require help moving people or things. (Freight off-loads are provided
> by the airport tractor/fork-lift.) Here they sit side-by-side.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Airport+Transportation+27.jpg.html
>
> E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28
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