FAA CIRCULATES DRAFT AC 150/5340-30G, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION DETAILS FOR AIRPORT VISUAL AIDS
Today, FAA circulated draft Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5340-30G, Design and Installation Details for Airport Visual Aids. The proposed revision to the AC includes guidance and recommendations on the installation of airport visual aids.
The following principal changes have been incorporated in the Draft AC:
- Paragraph 2.1.2b(1)(c) is added to prevent mixing elevated and in-pavement light fixtures for runway threshold lights;
- Paragraph 2.1.5b adds a reference to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Aerodrome Design Manual, Part 5, Electrical Systems, for the technical aspects of interleaving airport lighting circuits;
- Paragraph 3.2 is update to include a reference to FAA Order 8900.1 for Runway Visual Range (RVR) takeoff minima;
- Paragraph 4.3c, Note is corrected to 2.5 ft. (0.8 m) for displacement of taxiway centerline lights;
- Paragraph 7.4b is updated to provide correct Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL) installation requirements relevant to the runway threshold;
- Paragraph 7.4d, Note is added for Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) installations on the right side of the runway;
- Paragraph 12.5 is updated with a reference to recently revised National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems;
- Paragraph 12.12 is corrected for stainless steel bolts with black oxide coating. A reference to Engineering Brief #83 is added when using coated bolts;
- Paragraph 13.3, Note is added relevant to modifications of airfield lighting standards in JO 7110.65T; and
- Several Figures are updated.
Comments regarding the proposed revision are due on or before July 9, 2012. If you have any questions or like assistance in preparation or submission of comments, please contact our office.