[JYO] Washington DC Pilot Visual Warning System

Washington DC Pilot Visual Warning System 
The Visual Warning System (VWS), anticipated operational date May  21, 2005, 
is designed to warn pilots who are violating the Air  Defense Identification 
Zone (ADIZ) established by the Federal  Aviation Administration (FAA) over 
Washington D.C. VWS is a  ground-based system that uses safety-tested low-level 
beams of  alternating green and red lights to alert pilots that they are  
flying 
without approval in designated airspace. These visually  conspicuous lights, 
distinct from other light signals currently used  by FAA Air Traffic Control, 
are designed to provide a clear warning  to pilots who enter the ADIZ without 
authorization and cannot be  contacted on radio by Air Traffic Control. The 
lights are so  designed that illumination levels are eye-safe and non-hazardous 
at  all ranges. Only aircraft that are unauthorized or unidentified and  
unresponsive would be visually warned. This visual warning is  designed to 
prompt 
immediate action by the pilot to contact Air  Traffic Control and exit the 
ADIZ. The FAA has issued a prominent  Special Advisory Notice describing the 
lights and prescribing  action. Click on the following URL for a Visual Warning 
System  Video, Fact Sheet, and Questions and Answers.  
http://aea.faa.gov/aea200/safety/laser.htm     The FAA, AMT's, Pilots and 
Safety  all come together at 
faasafety.gov!

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