December 8, 2015 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media
The agency has updated its guidelines for the proper way to light and mark obstructions affecting navigable airspace. Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L for Obstruction Lighting and Marking is effective immediately. It cancels Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, dated February 1, 2007. The main changes to the updated advisory circular are as follows: Federal law requires that the FAA […]
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A Capitol idea: Fairfax County consultants help prevent air traffic from colliding with construction
January 17, 2018 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media
Capitol Airspace has examined projects around small, general aviation airports and large ones like LAX and LaGuardia. And it’s done work everywhere from Canada to Tel Aviv to Mumbai. It’s not just skyscrapers that bring the business. Bridges, solar towers, transmission lines and wind turbines are other examples. Structures as short as 20 or 30 […]
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ICAO to study if heights of highrise buildings in GIFT near Ahmedabad airport can exceed limit
August 15, 2016 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media
The International Civil Aviation Organization will conduct a second aeronautical study to determine if multi-storied buildings coming up in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) near Ahmedabad airport can exceed prescribed heights.
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Consultant says proposed stadium won’t affect airport operations
April 13, 2016 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media / 0 comments
Ben Doyle, president and owner of Alexandria, Virginia-based Capitol Airspace Group, said Wednesday that, based on existing Federal Aviation Administration restrictions, a $1.3 billion stadium would not interfere with flights at McCarran.
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FAA Updates Marking and Lighting Advisory Circular
December 8, 2015 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media
The agency has updated its guidelines for the proper way to light and mark obstructions affecting navigable airspace. Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L for Obstruction Lighting and Marking is effective immediately. It cancels Advisory Circular 70/7460-1K, dated February 1, 2007. The main changes to the updated advisory circular are as follows: Federal law requires that the FAA […]
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The FAA is Considering Raising its Hated Downtown Miami Height Restrictions
July 22, 2015 / by Capitol Airspace / News & Media
Reaction on pressure from developers wanting to build taller in Downtown Miami and Brickell, the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into raising the max heights of buildings in and around Miami’s urban core—a height limit it imposes to keep the flight paths in and out of Miami International Airport free of obstacles—by 39 feet at […]
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