Rrestoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon

[Harvey]

Restoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon - Part 10 (Finishing the Tower & Pulling Wires)

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Harvey

 

[Harvey]

Restoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon - Part 11 (Building & Installing The Beacon)

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Harvey

 

[Harvey]

Restoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon - Part 12 (The Airmarker)

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Harvey

 

[Harvey]

Restoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon - Part 13 (Reflections)

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Harvey

 

[Harvey]

Restoration of a 1920s Airway Beacon - Part 14 (What's Next?)

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Harvey

 

[FanMan]

Way cool!

Just one question, I've never heard of pilot controlled beacon, usually just runway lights... the beacon usually stays on all night. Is that to save electricity?

 

[FOMOGO]

Great job on the tower Harvey, it's not always easy to impress the grand kids. You might tell them about the 6' rabbit that was named after you. Cheers, Mike

 

[Harvey]

Way cool! Just one question, I've never heard of a pilot controlled beacon, usually just runway lights... the beacon usually stays on all night. Is that to save electricity?

You're exactly right. We have very few night ops here (maybe 2 or 3 on a weekend with nothing during the week) so having it run all night, every night would be a waste of electricity and an unnecessary annoyance to the neighbors. Operating it needlessly would also make it more of a target for the sniper-wannabees who think that shooting out airport beacons is sporting.

Harvey

 

[Harvey]

You might tell them about the 6' rabbit that was named after you. Cheers, Mike

FOMOGO,

Jimmy Stewart was one of my favorite actors!

Harvey

 

[MonkMan]

Harvey, wow, just wow! Thanks so much....