X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:30:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3040422 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:32:08 -0400 Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.4.) id q.c4c.32f170f6 (37544) for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:32:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.207.142]) by cia-mb02.mx.aol.com (v121.5) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMB025-92a84888a075274; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:32:05 -0400 Received: from WEBMAIL-MC17 (webmail-mc17.webmail.aol.com [64.12.170.94]) by smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.10) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMA036-5c584888a06ec; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:58 -0400 References: X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy Wing Tip Landing Lights X-Original-Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:59 -0400 X-AOL-IP: 76.215.108.35 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: vtailjeff@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CABBB98BF23EA5_1490_40B_WEBMAIL-MC17.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 37955-STANDARD Received: from 76.215.108.35 by WEBMAIL-MC17.sysops.aol.com (64.12.170.94) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:58 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CABBB98BDF2BBD-1490-1E7@WEBMAIL-MC17.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO ----------MB_8CABBB98BF23EA5_1490_40B_WEBMAIL-MC17.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Valin, I am aware of a couple of midairs with birds at night-- one a fatal. Midairs with airplanes at night involving military aircraft that I have worked were aircraft flying formation at night. Something the average GA guys does not do. I am not aware of the military midairs at night involving other operations. I do agree that having a landing light on near the airport environment cuts the risk of?a midair. Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Thorn, Valin B. (JSC-QA) To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 9:29 pm Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Wing Tip Landing Lights vtailjeff@aol.com wrote: I don't recall any nighttime midair accidents. _____________________________________________ Jeff, as I remember the folk lore, the USAF adopted a policy of turning landing lights on any time below 10,000 ft, day and night, and saw a significant reduction in mid air collisions with airplanes and birds during the day and at night... Valin -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html ----------MB_8CABBB98BF23EA5_1490_40B_WEBMAIL-MC17.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Valin,

I am aware of a couple of midairs with birds at night-- one a fatal. Midairs with airplanes at night involving military aircraft that I have worked were aircraft flying formation at night. Something the average GA guys does not do. I am not aware of the military midairs at night involving other operations. I do agree that having a landing light on near the airport environment cuts the risk of a midair.

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: Thorn, Valin B. (JSC-QA) <Valin.B.Thorn@nasa.gov>
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Sent: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 9:29 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: Legacy Wing Tip Landing Lights


vtailjeff@aol.com wrote:

  I don't recall any nighttime midair accidents.
  
  _____________________________________________

Jeff, as I remember the folk lore, the USAF adopted a policy of turning
landing lights on any time below 10,000 ft, day and night, and saw a
significant reduction in mid air collisions with airplanes and birds
during the day and at night...   

Valin


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