Avlite Systems Case Studies

Wind-mapping towers fitted with anemometers located at the dam spilway of Rincón del Bonete (Corner Dam Bonnet) and around the country have been fitted with Avlite’s solar obstruction lights.

A long-time customer of Avlite’s products, UTE plan to install the solar obstruction lights on other wind-mapping towers across the Uruguayan territory to enable the future installation of wind generation farms.

"UTE have been purchasing Avlite products since 2007 for their superior solar-powered capability,reliability, low on-going maintenance and operation costs and ease of installation"

- Daniel Alayon, Quartz Sistemas, Uruguay

Avlite's recent supply and installation of a complete and customised lighting system fit the customer's spec perfectly and included, solar powered Area Lights (SAL-01), a Solar Powered Lighted Windsock  Assembly (AV-WC-L) including Avlite's AV125 obstruction light option for added safety. The system also incorporated Avlite's Pilot Activated Lighting Control (AV-PALC) and was backed up with Avlite's wireless controller enabling significant and long term savings in energy consumption and cost savings in relation to staffing requirements and maintenance.

"The installation is to safely facilitate landing in darkness for the Helimed Helicopter Pilot...I was impressed by Avlite's willingness to meet our local requirements."

- Barnett Winton, Ambulance Victoria

Avlite distributor, Mongolian aviation consultants ACH SVS LLC, worked closely with their customer, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, one of Mongolias largest mining companies, to provide a temporary, portable solar airfield lighting solution at Oyut Airport, Mongolia.

Avlite Systems delivered AV425-RF remote controlled solar runway and threshold lights and AV70-RF remote controlled solar taxiway lights. The Apollo-155 was installed as an aerodrome beacon, whilst the AV310 is used as a solar obstruction light and Avlite's AL-01 area lights illuminate the arrival and departure areas of the airport.

Avlite’s custom lighting system was the only one to meet the customer’s specifications and provided easy installation and operation. The system’s ability to withstand extreme temperatures in a harsh environment was also an overriding benefit.

“The remote location of the airfield lacks power and infrastructure - the perfect environment for Avlite’s robust, completely self contained AV425-RF, AV70-RF and the AV155 beacon. By providing a solar-powered, temporary (relocatable), stand-alone airfield lighting solution, Avlite offered the lowest up-front and life-time costs.”

- Davaa Gombosuren, ACH SVS LLC - Mongolia

Avlite Systems provided a complete Solar Aviation Lighting Package to light 2 x 10,000ft runways for the US Air Force at an undisclosed Middle East Location, including 316x AV450 solar runway lights, 2100x AV70 solar taxiway edge lights and 55x AV-SIGN-20 airfield sign lights.

As the OEM supplier for the US ARMY MOTS program, the Avlite solar airfield lighting is designed to operate to military requirements.

Avlite Systems is the only aviation manufacturer of complete solar airfield lighting systems for the US Forces, NATO and commercial airports.

“The Runway Lights are awesome. They look phenomenal and everyone here is very impressed with the way they look and their capability. I am glad they had good things to say. The lights work magnificently.”

- US DoD Air Base, Middle East

Britain’s Royal Air Force has ordered over 700 Avlite Systems radio controlled solar taxiway lights from Avlite’s UK partner company Systems Interface Ltd.

The RAF plan to use the Avlite solar taxiway lights on one of their bases in the United Kingdom. With a major long term construction project coming up, the base required lighting they could rely on to provide standard lighting levels year round without any electrical infrastructure.

“The RAF have taken a very close look at the alternatives and have decided on the AV70 lights based on the lower cost of ownership provided by the lower capital costs, better performance, full radio control of the lights from the tower, as well as the industry’s best warranty”

- Eddie Lacina, Systems Interface

Avlite Systems has installed a radio-controlled, solar powered LED obstruction lighting system for a voluntary noise abatement program at St Lucie International Airport in Florida, USA.

The lights will be installed on top of nearby telephone poles along US Highway 1 to illuminate a no fly zone for student pilots during touch and go training sessions.

“They are really neat to watch and come on, they come on instantly and are a great addition to our pilot training school. The lights are currently set on medium intensity as high intensity is very bright.”

- Airport staff, St Lucie International Airport, Florida, USA

42 x AV70 Solar Aviation Lights and Avlite’s airfield marker cones were chosen to replace the old battery lanterns used on the Wanarn airstrip.

Wanarn has an unsealed airstrip that services the community with a weekly mail run and had battery operated lights for night time RFDS evacuations. A need was identified to have permanent airstrip lights at Wanarn due to the increase of night evacuations.

Patricia Granger, from Wanarn Community has been so thrilled with their recent purchase of AV70’s that she visited the Avlite premises for a tour.

“The Avlite lights have been fantastic and I have been recommending Avlite to all of the local communities”

- Patricia Granger, CDA, Wanarn Community

More than 80 Avlite Systems’ AV23 solar obstruction lights are being installed on the towers and stations of the Metrocable in the San Martin neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. The Metrocable is a mass transportation system and is one of the facilities built by the Venezuelan Government to improve the living conditions of the people.

The solar-powered AV23 incorporates LED optics which have been independently tested to be in accordance with the requirements of the photometric and colourmetric specifications for a Low Intensity Type A Obstacle Light listed in Table 6-3 of ICAO Annex 14 Volume 1, ‘Aerodrome Design and Operations’, Fourth Edition July 2004.

Brisbane Airport, one of Australia’s fastest growing airports, is a critical transport hub that facilitates the movement of millions of passengers and tonnes of freight every year. The airport has international and domestic terminals which are utilised by some of the world’s largest carriers including Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Qantas and domestic carrier JetStar.

A total of 30 Avlite unserviceability cone markers have been shipped to Brisbane Airport and will be used to mark a runway which is not in use.

These white cones are rotationally-moulded from UV stabilised virgin polyethylene with the red strip permanently moulded into the product during manufacture. Unlike some other products, this red strip will never peel off or fade over time.

Feedback from the Emergency Rescue Pilots about Avlite’s WindTalker™ installed at the helicopter landing site at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has been very positive. The ability to give arriving air ambulance helicopters prior knowledge on the current weather conditions has been extremely advantageous, especially considering the urgency of their occupation. They are also finding the ability to access recorded data history via the internet very useful.

“Queensland Health has had the WindTalker™ operating at the Prince Charles Hospital Helicopter Landing Site for approximately 6 months now and the feedback from emergency helicopter pilots such as EMQ and Careflight has been extremely positive. With the added function of checking statics such as wind speed, direction and diagnostic checks etc... the WindTalker™ has been a useful tool, aiding to the safe operations of helicopter patient transfers to the Prince Charles Hospital. Many thanks for another fine product!”

- Michael Maas, Senior Asset Advisor, Asset Management Unit, HPID, Queensland Health

Avlite has designed and custom-built a Portable Airfield Lighting System for the Pakistan CAA for use at remote airfields in Multan and surrounding towns. The system can be easily transported for convenient and fast installation.

Avlite’s Portable Airfield Lighting System is destined for Multan where it will be used for emergency requirements at remote airstrips in the Multan area where the hard wired infrastructure of a conventional airfield is not available.

A Forward Operating Base has placed its third order for Avlite solar-powered LED airfield sign lighting systems. The AV-SIGN-20 is being used to externally light taxiway guidance signs, distance remaining signs and directional airfield signage.

“As the airfield lighting tech, I can say that I am impressed with your products thus far. We are using your solar sign lights to light the airfield signs… they are a very positive addition to our runway. I’m very impressed with their quality and effectiveness.”

- USAF Electrical Staff, Forward Operating Base, Middle East

The Cyprus-Wind Kitesurfing Pro Center have installed an Avlite WindTalker on Paramali Beach in Cyprus enabling the kite school to program lessons more accurately and to save everyday kitesurfers wasted time looking for wind.

“The WindTalker is a big success here in Cyprus, thanks to your after sales support the unit is now functioning perfectly.”

- Christophe Meletiou, Cyprus-Wind Kitesurfing Pro Center

The Bourke Shire were very impressed with the Avlite Solar Lighting System installed at Wanaaring and Louth Airstrips.

“I am pleased to inform you that the windsock light we purchased and installed at Louth last July has not given one ounce of trouble since it was installed.”

- Les Harding, Services Technical Officer, Bourke Shire Council

Avlite was chosen as the supplier for aviation lighting products for the Helicopter Landing Site at the The Prince Charles Hospital because it is an Australian company that supplies quality lighting suited to the extreme Queensland environment.

“As The Prince Charles Hospital is the heart specialist hospital in Queensland it was important that we increased our services by constructing a state of the art helipad to deliver better service to the Queensland public. The most impressive thing I liked about Avlite products was the quality and ease of installation.”

- Michael Maas, Fire Protection & Security Services, Prince Charles Hospital

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