Runway lights

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Runway lights

Postby Sunfly » Sat Jun 21, 2003 3:48 pm

What do the runway lights mean?
red?
white?
green?
When I'm landing I can see how they change, can anyone explain me pls
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Re: Runway lights

Postby Craig. » Sat Jun 21, 2003 3:56 pm

the green lights which? the straight line at the start of the runway? if so they are for the threshold. the red lights at the end of the runway are a warning for a certain amount of length left ie, if your on your take off roll, get in the air or your overrunning, and if your landing better add extra brakes.
corrections are always welcome as it was along time ago that i last read about them
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Re: Runway lights

Postby Redwing » Sat Jun 21, 2003 4:58 pm

The green lights are threshold lights, as Cragie said; white lights define the runway and blue lights are the taxiways.
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Re: Runway lights

Postby daylightla » Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:35 pm

Also there are four lights off to the left side (as you are on final) that can be either red or white.  These lights are used to show if the aircraft is high or low.  Idealy you want to have two red and two white all the way down.  If there is more red, that means that your approach is low.  If there is more white it means that the approach is high.  
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Re: Runway lights

Postby WebbPA » Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:08 pm

Daylight,

That's the VASI.

"Red over white, you're all right,
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