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SIGHTING STICK [1 record]

Record 1 1987-04-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling and Illumination (Air Transport)
CONT

A number of methods may be employed to carry out routine checks of the setting angles of light units. A simple method ... uses a sighting stick, marked with the runway designation(s) to which it applies. At the top of the stick is a small rectangular green transparent screen, which is engraved with two horizontal lines about 5 cm apart to correspond to about 5 minutes of arc at the distance at which the sighting stick will be used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport aérien)
CONT

Un certain nombre de méthodes peuvent être utilisées pour effectuer des vérifications périodiques des angles de calage des ensembles lumineux. Une méthode simple (...) consiste à employer un réglet de visée portant l'identification de la piste pour laquelle il doit être utilisé. A son sommet, le réglet porte un petit écran rectangulaire transparent de couleur verte sur lequel sont gravées deux lignes horizontales distantes d'environ 5 cm qui correspondent à un arc d'environ 5 minutes à la distance à laquelle le réglet de visée est utilisé.

Spanish

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