In article ,
Jim Redelfs wrote:

In article ,
Smitty Two wrote:



runway lights at many smaller airports *are* controlled
by the incoming pilot.

...and you can bet they turn them ON when taking-off or landing after
dark.

Not necessarily, but it's nice to know they're available when needed.
And it's a fine system for energy conservation as well as cost reduction.

The real solution to our energy woes is the same as the real solution to
all of our other woes: stop making babies.