If it's lit, it has to be monitored so you know when it goes out. Either
by electronics or a "tower watcher" and he has to log it in both modes
each day that it is working or not.
73 Dave n4zkf
On 9/18/14 11:40 AM, "Michael Clarson" <wv2zow@gmail.com> wrote:
>Another perspective: Years ago, my company built a tower in Ohio. Land
>owner asked that we put a beacon on it. Our regulatory compliance group
>(lawyers) advised us to NOT light the tower, since FAA/FCC regulations did
>not require it. Their reason was that if we lit the tower, we were
>deciding
>it was a hazard to aviation, not the FAA. The problem with that is if the
>light is out for any reason, unlike with FAA lighting, there is no
>mechanism (like notifying the FAA so they may issue a bulletin that a
>beacon is out) to notify pilots when there is a problem. Lawyers. --Mike,
>WV2ZOW
>
>On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:02 PM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <
>towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>
>> Maybe we should have ARRL to look into t hat. I would not like even to
>>be
>> sued over that. From my point of view the pilot should have been
>> responsible for the destruction of the tower. Obviously the pilot didn't
>> take needed care. If that was me driving into a tower there would be no
>> questions whose fault it was.
>>
>>
>> Hans - N2JFS
>>
>>
>>
>>
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