GOV HELI PLT COMPLAINT REGARDING LACK OF LIGHTING ON TWRS OVER THE CITY OF DETROIT.

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NO BLINKING LIGHTS ON A 500 FT TWR. FIRST TWR W OF LIVERNOIS; SECOND TWR N OF SCHOOLCRAFT. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OUT FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. DET CITY TWR AND FSS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IT'S STILL OUT AS OF THIS DATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE TERMINAL CHART SHOWS ONLY 1 OF 3 TWRS. THERE IS 1 'A FRAME' TWR 900 FT WHICH IS LIT PROPERLY. THE TWR HE CALLS THE 1000 FT TWR HAS BEEN THERE FOR AT LEAST 5 YRS DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE CHART. BTWN THESE TWO IS ANOTHER TWR ABOUT 500 FT WHICH IS NOT LIT. 1 TWR HAD PROPER LIGHTING FOR A TIME BUT HAS ONLY 1 SET OF LIGHTS ABOUT 30-40 FT BELOW THE TOP. FLASHING STROBES DO NOT BLEND INTO THE CITY LIGHTS AS THE STATIONARY RED OR WHITE LIGHTS DO. THESE CAN SOMETIMES NOT BE SEEN UNTIL ONE IS WITHIN 40-50 YDS OF THE OBSTRUCTION. THIS IS NOT HEALTHY. THE NAMES RPTR GIVES IN HIS NARRATIVE ARE STREET NAMES. COORDINATES FOR THESE TWRS ARE 42 DEGS; 23.3 MINS W AND 83 DEGS; 08.8 MINS N. ANALYST RECOMMENDED USE OF FAA HOTLINE.