Suggested supplemental use of aircraft marker beacon receiver.
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Suggested supplemental use of aircraft marker beacon receiver.
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Rewritten in plain English from NASA’s original all-caps telegraphic report — facts, figures, and terminology preserved.
Attached copy of letter concerning critical communication usage of 'airways/inner marker' cockpit indicator light during windshear alerts; etc; for your consideration; discussion; and distribution as needed.
Other potential uses (as in all 3 beacon lights subsequently or simultaneously flashing) would be possible for, e.g., collision averting (up/down/horizontal). Should be straightforward to implement now, until other (better, we hope) data-link systems are developed.
Show the original NASA report (verbatim, telegraphic)
ATTACHED COPY OF LETTER CONCERNING CRITICAL COMMUNICATION USAGE OF 'AIRWAYS/INNER MARKER' COCKPIT INDICATOR LIGHT DURING WINDSHEAR ALERTS; ETC; FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION; DISCUSSION; AND DISTRIBUTION AS NEEDED. OTHER POTENTIAL USES (AS IN ALL 3 BEACON LIGHTS SUBSEQUENTLY OR SIMULTANEOUSLY FLASHING) WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR; E.G.; COLLISION AVERTING (UP/DOWN/HORIZONTAL). SHOULD BE STRAIGHTFORWARD TO IMPLEMENT NOW; UNTIL OTHER (BETTER; WE HOPE) DATA-LINK SYSTEMS ARE DEVELOPED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.