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Next week we are doing our own flight check tests. The airplanes have DME and will fly on different radials to the airport. At different altitudes we can get an idea how far we pick up the beacon.

Actually, No, the beacon is not installed. I have the beacon on a Lift (35 feet) for test purpose. Why we put the cart before the horse is another topic.

We recently had two tests. My first test was not acceptable. The sweep hit trees and a couple of houses. When I tweeted the angle of the beacon up, I noticed one hell of a difference. IT works great.

Not Really. There is no mandate to have one. When I was visiting one particular airport in NH, PARLIN Field they had a beacon on a tower. I ask one of the local pilots if it was pilot controlled or on a sensor. He looked at another pilot and asked if the damn thing worked. It seemed no one...

Dean Memorial Airport (5B9)...North of KLEB on the Connecticut River.

That would be an alternative thought. The problem with that is the government money would not get involved in the financing such a setup. The beacon has to be on sunset till sunrise.

T True statement

I retired 3 years ago and was flying the Global Express for 10 years. Love all the bells and whistles. Its great when it all works, but when those TV's screens (even with all the redundancy) go black one night when making a visual approach to an airport I like that flashing white/green light to...

That a true statement Andrew. The sad state is that this small group seem to make an impact to my local select board. We had a public hearing over 1 1/2 years ago and this small coalition made a big stink about this beacon, but were present. I have been networking around the community found that...

There are no pilots complaints. In fact, the past few clear nights my local tenants (pilots) love this temporary beacon. They pick it up 30+ away.

Good question. Don't know where this would be recorded, except in NTSB accident reports. I know of a DOT official in Vermont felt that a fatal accident could have been prevented if the pilot had a visual reference such as a rotating beacon to find the airport coming out of a marginal VRA situation.

You are spot on about folks accepting change. I find that change and any mention of government involvement and the locals dig in. This is a self-supporting airport. Hard to believe in todays world. Nothing...Zip is coming out of the tax-payers pocket. Our airport is part of the (NPIAS) National...

I have heard of a number of reasons. Light Pollution, will obscure the sky in viewing the stars, unnecessary obstruction, not enough night landings to warrant the need. I have just finished completing a test of the beacon on a rented lift where I hope the permanent pole will be located. The full...

Hello Everyone, I am reaching out to the aviation community to get their opinion on the importance of an airport having an airport rotating beacon. After 43 years of flying airplanes, I find myself as an Airport Manager running a small country airport in New Hampshire, 3 miles from my...