The object may present such an extraordinary hazard potential that higher.
Faa aircraft warning lights requirements.
Desire to voluntarily mark and or light their structure should request the proper marking and or lighting from the faa to ensure no aviation safety issues are impacted.
Updated all figures in appendix a pages a 1 to a 30.
If a rod antenna or other appurtenance exceeds 40 feet 12 m above the tip of the main structure a medium intensity flashing white light should be placed within 40 feet 12 m from the top of the.
Note that for red lighting systems the tower must be painted in alternating levels of aviation orange and white to provide maximum daytime visibility red lights are for nighttime only.
On structures 200 feet agl or more medium intensity white flashing lights may be used in daylight and twilight hours but the intensity must be reduced at night.
The faa and icao guidelines presented herein describe minimum requirements for various structure heights and descriptions of equipment to be used.
Requirements during the night aviation red flashing beacons and or steady burning beacons must be used on required structures.
For a general listing of all industry standards accepted by the faa refer to the faa s small airplanes regulations policies guidance webpage.
The faa recommends the guidelines and standards in this ac for determining the proper way to light and mark obstructions affecting navigable airspace.
This ac does not constitute a regulation and in general is not mandatory.
Marking or lighting an object in accordance with the standards for an object of greater height or size.
In addition the federal communications commission governs monitoring requirements for airport obstruction lights.
There are many factors that can affect obstruction marking requirements such as weather terrain proximity to airports etc.
Faa lighting requirements according to federal aviation administration faa all structures exceeding 200 feet above ground level agl must be appropriately marked with tower lights or tower paint.
Light sport aircraft accepted standards faa notice of availability noa information the previously accepted consensus standard has been revised and this noa is accepting the later revision.