Pilot-controlled lighting (PCL), also known as aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting (ARCAL) or pilot-activated lighting (PAL), is a system that...
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A lighting control system is intelligent network-based lighting control that incorporates communication between various system inputs and outputs related...
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visual range). The runway lighting is controlled by the air traffic control tower. At non-towered airports, pilot-controlled lighting may be installed that...
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Runway edge lights (category Airport lighting)
visibility and pilot preference, but some airports do not have control towers. These airports will have Pilot Controlled Lighting, or PCL, where pilots can adjust...
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airfield traffic pattern. In many locations, smaller airports use pilot-controlled lighting systems when it is uneconomical or inconvenient to have automated...
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Precision approach path indicator (category Airport lighting)
by the pilot by keying the aircraft microphone with the aircraft's communication radio tuned to the CTAF or dedicated pilot controlled lighting (PCL) frequency...
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code: PCL) Pilot-controlled lighting, a system by which aircraft pilots can control the lighting of runways and taxiways via radio control Pocket check...
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Visual approach slope indicator (category Airport lighting)
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