WXYZ

'Let's cross our fingers.' Air traffic controllers say DTW has faulty approach lighting system

(WXYZ) — Airport approach lights: they are an essential safety feature for landings, especially during bad weather. But air traffic controllers say the lighting ...
Jalopnik

Detroit Airport's Runway Approach Lights Keep Shutting Off When They're Needed Most

Air traffic controllers at Detroit Metro Airport say the airport's approach lighting system (ALS) is falling apart. The lights, mounted high above the ground and stretching up to hundreds of yards ...
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Contractor's Final Report for ACRP RRD 6: Guidance for Identifying and Mitigating Approach Lighting System Hazards

Unfortunately, this book can't be printed from the OpenBook. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a PDF. Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this ...
EDN

Choosing an approach for lighting displays with LEDs

It is not news that LED are becoming is increasingly more popular than cold-cathode fluorescent lamps, or CCFLs, for display backlighting. For many years, LEDs have been the light source of choice in ...
Truckinginfo

A New Approach to Lighting Reliability

Al Anderson speaks to the media at the TMC Annual Meeting in Nashville. Peterson Manufacturing unveiled a new generation of truck and trailer lighting at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual ...
EDN

A systems approach to solid-state lighting

Complete solid-state lighting (SSL) solutions require technical expertise in myriad technologies — several distinct, high-level areas are easily identified (see Fig. 1). Knowledge in one area can be ...