Blinking red lights are bad, mmmkay?

[rfrizz]

I don’t trust any alphabet agency to do the right thing anymore.

And Kansas?
That’s where I grew up.
Sensible people.
Keep it simple.
Do the right thing.

I can’t guess what any of these regulatory bodies will do.

Good point. The FAA has made some serious errors over the past few decades.

 

[CB91710]

Lights atop structures to avoid collisions are a very good idea. I'm having a hard time imagining why a small red beacon would be such a terrible distraction for those on the ground.

As to minimum safe altitudes?

I simply abide by Federal Aviation Regulations § 91.119: Minimum Safe Altitudes-- and figure that people who do not fly aircraft, are not in the business of regulating civil aviation, and have basically next-to-no expertise in the field of aviation may (of course) treat us to their personal opinions...

But that their personal opinions shouldn't be considered as a statement coming from somebody who actually knows WTF he or she is talking about.

I'm not going to bother talking about instrument flight during daylight hours when the skies are so occluded as to call for instrument flight as a primary method of navigation. If we can't figure out why an obstruction that might be dangerous to low-flying aircraft-- whether that aircraft is being operated in accordance with FARs or is in an emergency situation or not-- should be lighted, then I'm sure as hell not gonna waste my time trying to express the reason the FAA came up with certain regs either.

As a CFI-A, I was instrument-rated. However, most people are *not* instrument rated-- or even in possession of a private pilot ticket-- and with that being the case I'd consider it a waste of my time to bother addressing people who are not licensed pilots to begin with.

Unless, of course, somebody wants to PAY ME to talk about it, like they paid back when I was actively training private pilots.

--R

IFR: I Follow Roads

 

[rfrizz]

IFR: I Follow Roads

Don't follow them near windmill farms!

 

[Leee]

If you follow the road to my house, when it makes that sharp 90° turn you better start climbing!