Federal Aviation Administration FAA AIRFIELD LIGHTING STANDARDS UPDATE Present to: IES ALC CONFERENCE ORLANDO, FL October 19-23, 2014 Tom Mai FAA Airport Engineering Division (AAS-100) Agenda • Overview of FAA Office of Airports (ARP) • FAA Airfield Lighting Equipment Advisory Circulars (AC’s) & Engineering Briefs (EB’s) Updated in FY 2014 • Proposed AC’s & EB’s for FY 2015 • Some relevant Info. on Airfield Lighting • Q & A Federal Aviation 2 Administration FAA OFFICE OF AIRPORTS (ARP) Federal Aviation 3 Administration Airport Engineering Division AAS-100 • AAS-100 is responsible for developing engineering, design, and construction standards for civil airports, heliports, and seaplane bases. This includes standards for airport configuration and design, airfield pavement, airfield lighting, marking, signs, and other visual aids; safety during construction; surveying and GIS data; deicing, ARFF, and other facilities; Federal Aviation 4 Administration AIRFIELD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT  Taxiway / Runway Lights  Runway & Taxiway Signs  Beacons  Obstruction Lights  Wind Cones  Isolation Transformers  Retroreflective Markers  Cables & Connectors ALCMS Portable Runway Lights  Light Bases  Constant Current Regulators  Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI)  Runway End Identification Lights (REIL) Radio Controls Many more… Federal Aviation 5 Administration AIRFIELD LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AC’s Federal Aviation 6 Administration AIRFIELD LIGHTING AC’s (Cont.) Federal Aviation 7 Administration Federal Aviation Administration 8 Federal Aviation Administration 9 AIRFIELD LIGHTING STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT • AAS-100 develops airfield lighting standards in the form of Advisory Circulars (ACs) and Engineering Briefs (EBs) • Our visual aid standards for lighting, marking and signage are based solely on visual acquisition (i.e. intensity, color, beam spread, configuration and spacing) • Works with the FAA WJHTC (FAA Tech Center) to conduct lighting R&D and evaluate /validate findings before incorporating applicable recommending results into the ACs. • Collaborative effort with Industry through IESALC & our stakeholders. All ACs & EBs revisions go out for comment to receive valuable input. Federal Aviation 10 Administration