The age of IR LEDs for your obstruction lighting is here. Effective as of September 11, 2020 the FAA requires Infrared Emitters (IR) for your obstruction lighting for newly constructed towers or circular updates. The FAA’s Advisory Circular (AC) spells out the specifications for IR and obstruction lighting equipment.
The new obstruction lighting rules were created in response to the Safety Risk Assessment of LEDs in Aircraft Operations with the FAA establishing IR specifications for LED based obstruction lights. Specifications are contained in Airport Engineering Brief 98 and Infrared Specifications for Aviation Obstruction Light Compatibility with Night Vision Goggles, published December 18, 2017. Military and civilian helicopter pilots are starting to use NVGs more frequently for increased safety and to amplify visible light. The illustrations below highlight the need for IR with your obstruction lighting.
For the tower industry, this means when erecting a new tower or changing your FAA circular, compliance with the new IR standards is required. LumenServe can help with your new build or conversion, as our Tower Lighting as a Service fully conforms to the new FAA standards (AC 150/5345-43J and EB 98).
Our OEM partner, Dialight, launched its first IR enabled LED product in 2011, almost a decade before FAA regulation cited above became mandatory.
Get your IR via Tower Lighting as a Service.
Switching to LEDs fully equipped with IR on your tower is now available “as a service” meaning no up-front capital solutions. That’s right, we will buy and install a new LED system for your tower (at our cost), maintain it, and protect against catastrophic events like lightning and do all the compliance and monitoring. That means you do not have to worry about any of the associated costs and everyday maintenance of operating tower lighting now or in the future. We have it covered with an affordable monthly payment. Because of our size and scale, LumenServe℠ saves 100% of our customers time and money.
To learn more about us and how we can help you achieve peace of mind when it comes to the new IR standards for your towers, contact LumenServe at:
(512) 580-4600
