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What FAA Certification Actually Requires from Airfield Lighting Equipment

What FAA Certification Actually Requires from Airfield Lighting Equipment

FAA certification for airfield lighting isn't a single badge stamped on a product. Photometric output gets its own testing. Obstruction marking too. Electrical safety sits in a separate category entirely, with its own standard to clear. Airport runway lights and obstruction beacons might sit on the same field, inspected the same day, but they're certified against completely different rulebooks....