You tell them Eric!
--- Eric Lemmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hold on... it's the FAA who will decide what needs
> to be painted and/or
> lighted, not the tower owner!
>
> Once the exact coordinates on the NAD83 datum, and
> the height of the
> tower in meters, have been determined to the
> accuracy required by the
> FAA, a request for an "Aeronautical Study" is filed
> with the FAA. The
> FAA will investigate the hazard to air navigation,
> if any, and will
> issue an order to the tower owner as to what
> lighting and/or painting-
> if any- is required.
>
> Don't forget that towers or buildings used to
> support antenna structures
> may need to be registered with the FCC as "Antenna
> Structures."
> Regardless of the height of the tower, it may need
> to be registered with
> the FCC if the FAA determines that it is or may be a
> hazard to air
> navigation.
>
> I went through this whole process for a 404-foot
> tower on a military
> base, simply because my Amateur Radio Club falls
> under the FCC- but the
> military normally is beholden only to IRAC and NTIA.
>
> Judging by the multi-million-dollar fines being
> levied on cellular and
> broadcast companies who ignore tower lighting and
> painting rules, this
> is not an area where anyone should "assume"
> anything. Let the FAA tell
> you in writing what is required, send a copy to the
> FCC, and follow the
> FAA's instructions.
>
> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
>
> Maire Company wrote:
> >
> > just remember anything over 200' to the tip you
> need to light and /or paint.
> >
>
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