Automated Reporting System for Obstruction Lighting Outages

摘要

The present invention is a device which automatically reports an obstruction lighting outage creating or canceling a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) without the need for human intervention. This system greatly reduces the time between detection of a lighting outage and notification of aviation authorities, thus minimizing hazards to air traffic. In addition, this device will create a new NOTAM and cancel the original NOTAM just prior to the original NOTAM expiring if the problem has not been fixed before the original NOTAM expires.