Many people are wondering how planes can fly in total darkness without accidents occurring. Highly trained pilots can operate 24/7 with efficiency thanks to sophisticated technology employed by the aviation industry....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Pilots need to have a special set of skills to ensure success during the flight, especially at night. Planes have
headlights to use during landing and take-off but the moment they are in the sky they become useless.
Airplanes have anti-collision lights located at the bottom of the plane, flashing red to indicate that it is heading left while green indicates it is going right.
They are located on the wings while positioning light at the centre helps other pilots to locate it. These lights are so strong that they can be located from many kilometers away.
Lights on the Airport
guide pilots during the take-off, landing, and when moving around the airport. It has three colors that do specific functions. A green light indicates the center line and a blue light indicates the end of the taxiway so that the aircraft does not go beyond the runway. Yellow light stop a pilot from taxing into the runway when another plane is landing or taking off.
Pilots also use Visual
Flights Rules (VFR) to help pilots to fly when visibility is hard especially when there is fog or thunderstorms. It also uses Instruments Flight Rules (IFR) which is a navigation system in the modernized cockpit.
Flight controllers at the airport would direct the pilot and help in preparation during taking-off and landing. Everything is put in place without leaving anything to chance like clearing the runaway and using the right light colors.
Global Positioning
System (GPS) is used to direct planes in the right direction. The nearby planes are shown on the screen so that pilots can avoid accidents. Sensors are use to measure the distance from the ground so as to avoid crashing into objects on earth surface..CONTINUE READING>>
