Antenna towers and beacons

[Nwbie]

No, but he might be liable.   

What if he blames the pilot
He is liable to be libel



NwBie

[DREDIOCK]

There's a 1500' tower right in the middle of the training area where I learned to fly. It always made me nervous. particularly in lowish cloud and on misty days. It is lit by strobes but the stay wires were not. The only good thing about it is that it's a radio station so you can tune to the frequency on the ADF and fly in the opposite direction to the needle.

The only thing more scary than flying into one would be climbing one!

Check out this video on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k4Xk1mEwmI

I get vertigo just watching it. Yes pilots can be scared of heights.

The highest Ive been is 10 stories on this bank


In fact Ive stood on the top ledge of that bank and climbed off of the roof and down a single rope with no safety harness (screw OSHA) down 3 stories to get on a rope swing scaffold (the guy I worked for didnt believe in those newfangled electrical things) but that was when I was 22 and thought myself immortal.

Today I wouldn't have any problem climbing up the tower. That last bit on the outside might give me pause though

[icepac]

Once you're  up 30 feet, any higher doesn't really matter.

[DREDIOCK]

Once you're  up 30 feet, any higher doesn't really matter.

That was the mindset I used to overcome any fears when I worked as a steeplejack. Which was the company I worked for when I was working on that bank.

Then as i got older I began to consider that while higher doesn't matter result wise. It does give you more time to think about it on the way down.Ive had ladders drop out form underneath me. Under 20 feet it happens so fast you hit the ground before you realize you fell.

[MrGeezer]

correction not NOLA, NTAA   Notice To All Airmen  is the old fashioned term.   NOLA is where you get to see jugoodahs for pretty strings of beads.