EVALUATION OF AIRPORT LIGHTING CONTROL PANEL

摘要

The Airport Lighting Control Panel consisting of the Approach Lighting System (ALS) and Visual Approach Slope Indicating System (VASI) remote control units was evaluated at both the Sun Dial and Panel Corporation, Caldwell, New Jersey and in a controlled simulated environment at the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center (NAFEC), Atlantic City, New Jersey. The purpose of the project was to determine the operational suitability of the panel for use in the new tower cab configuration.nIt was concluded that the basic panel consisting of the ALS and VASI remote control units would be operationally suitable for use as an Agency standard provided modifications in the following areas were incorporated: (1) Color, contrast, size and type of backlighted pushbuttons;(2) audio alarm system, and (3) labeling (panel and backlighted pushbuttons).