Tue, Apr 12, 2005
They're Going With The Lasers
NORAD, working with the FAA and the
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, will conduct public briefings
on the Visual Warning System on Thursday, April 14, for general
aviation pilots who fly in or around the National Capital
Region.
Three briefings times are scheduled for 1600, 1730 and 1900
at Signature Aviation, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport,
to demonstrate NORAD's Visual Warning System (VWS) that will become
operational in the National Capital Region in approximately 30 to
45 days.
The VWS is designed to alert pilots who violate the Air Defense
Identification Zone (ADIZ) established by the FAA over Washington,
D.C. VWS is a ground-based system that uses safety-tested,
low-level beams of alternating red and green light to warn pilots
they are flying without approval in designated airspace. The lights
are eye-safe and non-hazardous at all ranges.
The new system will be used only on aircraft that are
unauthorized in the ADIZ or unidentified and unresponsive. The
visual warning is designed to prompt immediate action by the pilot
to contact Air Traffic Control and exit the ADIZ. Prior to
start-up, the FAA will post a Special Advisory Notice informing
pilots of the new system and what to do in the event they are
illuminated.
The briefings will be conducted at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport at Signature Aviation near Hangar 7. The hangar is
at the south end of the row of terminal buildings and currently
houses the Air Marine Operation/Customs Border Patrol helos and
Citations. Follow signs to "General Aviation/Economy Parking" and
either park in the General Aviation lot or the Economy lot. The
entrance to Signature is under an Awning at the southern-most end
of the hangar row. Call Signature for final directions at
703-417-3523.
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