Event Lights at night in Air Space?

[WannaBeaChippie]

Question?

Do places that advertise with those big searchlights, have to get a permit to shine them in Air Space? I just imagined that one of those big searchlights could or would get in the way of a police helicopter doing a patrol?


Just wondering?:think:

[AyatollahGondola]

Question?

Do places that advertise with those big searchlights, have to get a permit to shine them in Air Space? I just imagined that one of those big searchlights could or would get in the way of a police helicopter doing a patrol?


Just wondering?:think:
They could get in the way of any aircraft for that matter. Remember the military used them to find bombers in the night air?

[kenny]

Thats true. But Police heli usaly fly pretty low. I could pick up a rock and throw it at a helicopter lol

They could get in the way of any aircraft for that matter. Remember the military used them to find bombers in the night air?

[WannaBeaChippie]

I'm actually trying to get the answer from an officer who actually knows his/her stuff...please hi-jack the thread after the question gets answered?:smile:

[bcjack]

I believe individual jurisdictions may or may not require a permit. I know they must get permission from the local Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) office and notify the local airport(s) that may be affected. Nost airports will then issue a NOTAM (Notice To Airmen) What an antiquated term...Airmen How about Notice To Pilots??? NOTOP

[WannaBeaChippie]

Cool, it's good to know stuff...

[PapaBear]

Question?

Do places that advertise with those big searchlights, have to get a permit to shine them in Air Space? I just imagined that one of those big searchlights could or would get in the way of a police helicopter doing a patrol?


Just wondering?:think:

Here is a site for a company that rents out search/advertising lights. Also, if you type in your search in GOOGLE you will find a number of municipal ordinances dealing with such paraphernalia. :smile:

http://sky-view.com/

Contrary to popular belief, CHP officers do not have the answers to all things. Suffice it to say that those things we do not know about are undiscovered or unwritten!:noidea:

[AyatollahGondola]

Contrary to popular belief, CHP officers do not have the answers to all things.

Well, there goes my hero worship...

[PapaBear]

Well, there goes my hero worship...


You forgot to include or read the continuation of that disclaimer:


"...Suffice it to say that those things we do not know about are undiscovered or unwritten!" :noidea:

[23112]

Whoops, looks like I should be pulling permits every time I drive away from a stop and don't realize my spot light is on for a minute. :lol:

[WannaBeaChippie]

You guys are funny. Thanks for the information...

[SB 405]

Isn't this really more of an issue for the FAA than the CHP?

[Bearbait]

I do not know about needing a permit, but if they interfere with aircraft operations they can be shut down. I fly over the lights all of the time and they do not bother me because I know where they are. When people with the high intensity flashlights hit us by surprise, that bothers us. We had a police department charge a guy with 248pc the other night. This guy had been hitting us with the light for months.

[WannaBeaChippie]

Isn't this really more of an issue for the FAA than the CHP?

I guess it is...I thought I would ask because the CHP has Air Units....but it's cool.:doh: I don't know why I didn't think of the FAA first...

[Welpe]

Contrary to popular belief, CHP officers do not have the answers to all things. Suffice it to say that those things we do not know about are undiscovered or unwritten!:noidea:


I think this is worse than when I learned that Santa Claus wasn't real. :hitwall:

[ResQ]

I have to say, to the CHP Officers not having ALL of the answers...just remember in any society there needs to be a little counter-intelligence to keep things "in balance."

As far as the searchlights go...since they are movnig around and pretty small with regards to their actual beam width...I don't think they could really have much effect on a transiting aircraft. If anything it would give a pilot a good reference point to use for the period they were operating...and while you are swimming around in the blackness and sucking yourself around in the sky...a bold reference like that can only be a good thing. Just my two cents...

[SB 405]

The local police departments who are known for orbiting at low altitudes for long periods of time in helicopters could have an issue with these lights if they were on close to a crime scene while they searched for a suspect.