[BITList] Night Approach Aspen by F-16

[John Feltham]

Night Approach Aspen

http://www.truveo.com/Night-Approach-Aspen/id/1862585023

  This is a film clip of an F-16 pilot's view while making a night  
approach at Aspen, Colorado.

The right half of the view is the pilot's normal visual path to the   
runway during darkness---in other words totally black.

The left side  of the screen is the Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR)
  which paints the  heat signature of the outside terrain so pilots  
can see at night as  though it were daytime.

FLIR Technology is a great addition to the  cockpit of commercial as  
well as military aircraft. It enables a pilot  to successfully land an  
aircraft at night under VFR (Visual Flight  Rules) Left side - FLIR  
Landing system presentation.

  Right Side -
Standard eyeball view out of the cockpit.


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