Cottingley Towers air craft warning lights?

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 12:12 am

Only this week I've noticed two new red aircraft warning lights on the Leeds skyline. I'm just short of 5 miles away, but it looks like they are sited on top of Cottingley Towers. Can anyone confirm this, or have they always been there and I've not been very observant

keyholekate · Post by **keyholekate** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 12:55 am

Would these be the same two red lights I see when I am coming down York Road near the flyover.In the distance I see these lights and wonder where and what they are for.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 4:16 am

keyholekate wrote: Would these be the same two red lights I see when I am coming down York Road near the flyover.In the distance I see these lights and wonder where and what they are for. Depending which part of York Road it was I think you would see the Towers yes Kate, especially up near Seacroft. I think Ravey has a photo from the site of the old Seacroft centre and you can see them, I also remember he set a quiz on what flats could be seen in the distance on the M621 by Cottingley Towers.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 12:34 pm

philldThink I've 'always' seen them on approach via M62/621.Praps they've put brighter ones on.

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 1:36 pm

Obligatory on high structures in many areas. When and where is fairly complex and is determined by many factors including the obvious, proximity to airports/heliports, flight paths, buildings on higher terrain in such an area, and low flying craft may be encountered like police or ambulance helicopters.The most unexpected one I know of is 10km out at sea on a mast of some 60+ metres.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 4:46 pm

chameleonI can see the twinkling red light of my local Cookridge Tower. Doesn't really seem high up in these parts but it is.Does anyone have some kind of contour line map of leeds, coloured to show it's highest bits? I've got a height map of Yorkshire going from light green low/vale of York/ Hull up to dark brown high pennines.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 5:12 pm

Jogon wrote: chameleonI can see the twinkling red light of my local Cookridge Tower. Doesn't really seem high up in these parts but it is.Does anyone have some kind of contour line map of leeds, coloured to show it's highest bits? I've got a height map of Yorkshire going from light green low/vale of York/ Hull up to dark brown high pennines. Cookridge will be one of the highest points in Leeds and the tower is near the highest point in Cookridge. That plus its close proximity to a Commercial airport which still takes light aircraft and I think helicopters would be plenty of reason for warning lights.Does google earth do a contour overlay? It certainly knows the elevation at any point.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 5:37 pm

tyke thnx will try google etc, tasa used a bing map which looked good, must try, play and get to know.

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 7:38 pm

Jogon wrote: chameleonI can see the twinkling red light of my local Cookridge Tower. Doesn't really seem high up in these parts but it is.Does anyone have some kind of contour line map of leeds, coloured to show it's highest bits? I've got a height map of Yorkshire going from light green low/vale of York/ Hull up to dark brown high pennines. One of those cases where as you presume I think, that the effective height to Mr aeroplane driver is increased because of the land height there (making it a good place to have an aerial tower of course) and right on the approach to LBA isn't it?

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 09 Mar, 2012 7:50 pm

Jogon - don't think GE does but in google maps, go to the drop-down menu top right and click terrain. This will add contours as you zoom in but they are not as clear as they might be.