Simulator Evaluation of Land and Hold-Short Operation (LAHSO) Lighting Configurations

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• Creators:
  Katz, Eric S.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Aircraft Operations Aircraft Pilotage Airstrips Flight Simulators Landing Landing Fields Lighting Training Simulators
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN/97/86
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical Notes
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) evaluated several proposed Land and Hold-Short Operation (LAHSO) lighting configurations using a flight simulator. The configurations are designed to indicate to the pilot of a landing aircraft the location of the hold-short point. Subject pilots flew approaches and takeoffs to each LAHSO configuration under simulated visual flight rules (VFR) weather conditions and completed evaluation questionnaires. In addition to subjective questionnaire responses, pilot and aircraft performance data, such as speed at touchdown, length of rollout, etc., were recorded. The evaluation was directed specifically towards identifying which lighting pattern(s) would effectively indicate to the pilot of a landing aircraft the location of the hold-short point. Configurations containing red in-pavement and elevated holding point lights, along with pulsing-white in-pavement taxi-speed warning lights, were determined to be most appropriate for installations using control tower operation of the lights for each landing or takeoff. If air traffic control does not control the LAHSO lights, the FAA proposal of pulsing-white in-pavement lights located at the hold-short point appeared to be most appropriate.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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