Subj : Re: Todays Safety Tip
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 25 2020 08:53:00

Sean,

 DS>   Owners of towers more than 200 feet high, that are near or at a
 DS>   public use airport, must notify the FAA, plus the FCC...and must
 DS>   have proper lightning on the tower.

 SD> Sometimes, they have to notify the Air Force.  When I worked at a
 SD> satellite communications company near Atlanta, we had a 313' tall
 SD> antenna tower.  The warning light burnt out once at 3 AM so I was on
 SD> the phone calling the FAA and the Air Force since we were on the direct
 SD> approach path for Hartsfeld-Jackson Airport (the busiest in the world).

  My relatives in Nashville are in the direct flight path to the
Nashville airport. Some days, I get planes going over my QTH, but
it depends on the winds aloft, determining their flight paths.

Daryl

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