Solar Obstruction Lights have been delivered and installed at gold mine airstrip in Yukon, the northwest of Canada. Supplied with arctic pack power banks and, rapid charging solar panels, S4GA aviation lights operate onsite 365 days a year using only solar energy even in PV-poor northern part of the continent.
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Private gravel airstrip located at Coffee Creek, Yukon is used by a gold mine company having exploitation facilities in the same region.
There is a road crossing the runway and no caution lights are installed on the crossing. It makes a high risk of a crash accident if an aeroplane and a truck are both moving on the runway. To increase air safety, the airfield operator decided to install aircraft warning lights on the crossing to warn trucks about the runway ahead.
Thus, the airfield operator contacted ANS, one of the leading Canadian AGL solutions provider. S4GA solar-powered obstruction lighting has been offered as the best suitable solution for this application.
Yukon airstrip is located in a remote region with NO power supply. But this is not the main problem. The two main challenges were the following:
These two factors overcomplicated the task for airstrip operator in searching an optimal obstruction lighting for the airstrip.
S4GA solar obstruction lights (model SP-401) have been offered as the best solution for Yukon project. Both problems have been solved with S4GA lights:
Additionally, S4GA solar obstruction lights offered for Yukon, are controlled remotely from the land (ATC or maintenance room) and from the air (VHF radio). This is a useful feature for all remote airstrips and aerodromes: no need in hiring ATC Controllers whos responsibility is to activate/deactivate runway lights manually every time when airplane is landing or taking off. It can be done by a pilot.
S4GA solar obstruction lights supplied to Canada perfectly met Customer’s requirements and have been chosen by airstrip operator as the best solution among few other solutions offered by AGL suppliers. S4GA solar obstruction lighting increases the safety of flight operations at Yukon airstrip and protects local people from the accidents which might happen on the runway and crossing road.
request a quoteThe Coffee Creek mine could begin production in 2021 —- but there’s plenty of work being done right now. On Tuesday, Goldcorp opened its exploration camp to local media and the leadership of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation.Philippe Morin brings us this report from the camp outside Dawson City.More: https://www.cbc.ca/1.4822191
Publiée par CBC Yukon sur Mercredi 12 septembre 2018