I hate cell towers

Has anyone else grown annoyed by the proliferation of cell towers with
strobe lights?

Every time we're coming into land in Iowa City -- especially when Mary is
flying, and I'm concentrating exclusively on traffic avoidance -- I spot one
or more cell tower strobes out of the corner of my eye, and momentarily
tense up. There always follows a nervous moment or two while we determine
that it's really not another aircraft...

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article itlzc.90691$3x.12580@attbi_s54, Jay Honeck
wrote:

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?

FAR Part 77.
Also, you can get on the FAA's mailing list for your Region to be
notified of any proposed towers to be built in your state. The
notification will give the lat/lon, MSL/AGL, owner, frequencies/power
of the primary user.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Every time we're coming into land in Iowa City -- especially when Mary is
flying, and I'm concentrating exclusively on traffic avoidance -- I spot one
or more cell tower strobes out of the corner of my eye, and momentarily
tense up. There always follows a nervous moment or two while we determine
that it's really not another aircraft...

Relax, this is our hobby. Actually, I never seem to notice the cell
tower strobes. Relatively, cell towers are pretty low to the ground.
It's those darn 1000' radio towers that bug me.



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So what if the cell towers did had red lights instead of white strobes? Most
every plane with an electrical system has a red light on the wing and lots of
'em have a blinking red beacon. So, shouldn't "momentarily tense up" when you
see a red light, too?

Best,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft Musketeer A23-24

Jay Honeck wrote:

Has anyone else grown annoyed by the proliferation of cell towers with
strobe lights?

Every time we're coming into land in Iowa City -- especially when Mary is
flying, and I'm concentrating exclusively on traffic avoidance -- I spot one
or more cell tower strobes out of the corner of my eye, and momentarily
tense up. There always follows a nervous moment or two while we determine
that it's really not another aircraft...

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

So what if the cell towers did had red lights instead of white strobes?
Most
every plane with an electrical system has a red light on the wing and lots
of
'em have a blinking red beacon. So, shouldn't "momentarily tense up" when
you
see a red light, too?

Only at night!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:43:42 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?


All cell towers don't. Only those 200 feet high or more.

HTH

z

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:itlzc.90691$3x.12580@attbi_s54...
Has anyone else grown annoyed by the proliferation of cell towers with
strobe lights?

Every time we're coming into land in Iowa City -- especially when Mary is
flying, and I'm concentrating exclusively on traffic avoidance -- I spot
one
or more cell tower strobes out of the corner of my eye, and momentarily
tense up. There always follows a nervous moment or two while we determine
that it's really not another aircraft...

If it's something you don't want to hit, does it really matter if it's a
tower or another aircraft?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:W4nzc.30964$2i5.5283@attbi_s52...
So what if the cell towers did had red lights instead of white strobes?
Most
every plane with an electrical system has a red light on the wing and
lots
of
'em have a blinking red beacon. So, shouldn't "momentarily tense up"
when
you
see a red light, too?

Only at night!

:-)
Right! Now, if you hear a siren as well....

In article itlzc.90691$3x.12580@attbi_s54, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?

maybe because strobes are easier to see than the simple red lights.
I kind of like the idea of enhancing the visibilities of things
that would be bad to hit.

If everyone had ADS-B, then we could have little ADS-B transmitters
on towers (neat idea - but will never happen because we'll never
get ADS-B).

--
Bob Noel

I bet if you were to collide with a cell tower with NO strobe, you'd be on
the FCC's ass like **** on velrco to get a strobe on it.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:itlzc.90691$3x.12580@attbi_s54...
Has anyone else grown annoyed by the proliferation of cell towers with
strobe lights?

Every time we're coming into land in Iowa City -- especially when Mary is
flying, and I'm concentrating exclusively on traffic avoidance -- I spot
one
or more cell tower strobes out of the corner of my eye, and momentarily
tense up. There always follows a nervous moment or two while we determine
that it's really not another aircraft...

Who is the idiot that decreed that all cell towers should have *strobe*
lights on them? What was wrong with the simple red lights that other
obstructions sport?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"