UFC 3-260-11FA
25 May 2005
Runway distance remaining markers
Tactical air navigation (TACAN) checkpoint signs
3-9.4.1.8
Safety Lighting
Obstruction lighting
3-9.4.2
Visual NAVAID Requirements
3-9.4.2.1
Army and Air Force Visual NAVAID Requirements. Visual NAVAID
requirements (excluding pavement marking) for Army and Air Force installations are
found in UFC 3-535-01. UFC 3-535-01 summarizes the requirements in the following
tables:
Table 2.1A for the Air Force
Table 2.1B for the Army
Table 2.2 for helipads and helicopters
A companion publication, UFC 3-535-2, includes design drawings for visual NAVAIDS.
3-9.4.2.2
Navy Visual NAVAID Requirements. The visual NAVAID requirements
of the Navy are documented in NAVAIR 51-50AAA-2.
3-9.4.2.3
Scope of Visual NAVAID Requirement. The RFP preparer must provide
sufficient detail in the RFP (Section 01016, Design-Build Detailed Technical
Requirement for Airfield) to establish the scope of the visual NAVAID requirement in the
project:
Describe the location and scope of all NAVAIDS to be installed or
rehabilitated.
Require that all NAVAIDS be installed in conformance with
UFC 3-535-01 or NAVAIR 51-50AAA-2.
Require preliminary plans to be submitted with the first Contractor
design submittal showing location, type, lens color, height, and details
of visual NAVAIDS.
Require Contractor design analysis, including a description of, and all
calculations for, electrical components, sizes, and quantities.
Require testing and inspection by the Contractor before Government
acceptance in conformance with Chapter 14 of UFC 3-535-01. Require
the appropriate DOR or Contractor quality control representative
(QCR) to submit certified completed check lists for NAVAID
components in the project.
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