NIGHT LIFE

One of the FAA requirements that Cameron has to maintain is his night proficiency. To stay current, 3 takeoffs and landings at night to a full stop are required every 90 days. His new camera does a great job of catching his approach and landing at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport. For those familiar with our area, he is essentially coming in from Broomfield, a bit east of Wadsworth, and makes a right turn to set up for his final approach.

Night take offs and landings have their own challenges as you lose your visual cues such as landmarks and the horizon. Emergencies are a challenge and the eye balls have their difficulties in adjusting to cockpit lights plus the fatigue factor.

As he lines up for the runway, you will see a pair of red and a pair of white lights known as a Visual glideslope indicators. Double red means you are too low for the approach and double white too high, so you simply want all four lights to be illuminated.

The noise you hear is the 'stall horn' warning device simply indicating you have a speed and/or angle issue, which is normal as your wheels approach the runway.

Come ride as his co-pilot right here

Until next time....