§171.159. Installation requirements.
14 C.F.R. § 171.159
The facility must be installed according to accepted good engineering practices, applicable electric and safety codes, and Federal Communications Commission requirements.
The facility must have a reliable source of suitable primary power, either from a power distribution system or locally generated, with a supplemental standby system, if needed.
Dual transmitting equipment with automatic changeover is preferred and may be required to support certain IFR procedures.
There must be a means for determining from the ground, the performance of the equipment, initially and periodically.
A facility intended for use as an instrument approach aid for an airport must have or be supplemented by the following ground air or landline communications services:
At facilities outside of and not immediately adjacent to controlled airspace, there must be ground-air communications from the airport served by the facility. Separate communications channels are acceptable.
At facilities within or immediately adjacent to controlled airspace, there must be the ground-air communications required by paragraph (e)(1) of this section and reliable communications (at least a landline telephone) from the airport to the nearest Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control or communications facility. Separate communications channels are acceptable.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[Docket 10116, 35 FR 12715, Aug. 11, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 171-16, 56 FR 65665, Dec. 17, 1991]
Source
Source: Docket 10116, 35 FR 12715, Aug. 11, 1970, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103-40107, 40109, 40113, 44502, 44701-44702, 44708-44709, 44711, 44719-44721, 45303, 46308.
Source
Source: Docket 5034, 29 FR 11337, Aug. 6, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[Docket 10116, 35 FR 12715, Aug. 11, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 171-16, 56 FR 65665, Dec. 17, 1991]