No Aircraft
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Total 10000
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Distraction
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown; Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
The ATIS continues to report non-standard and faded markings on runway 16. This condition has been in place for about a year and there are no visible signs of correction.There will never be a better time to resolve these marking issues and no apparent reasons for them to remain. My students and those of my colleagues are at risk during this unrealistically protracted project.There is no need for me to notify the tower of this discrepancy as they report it on the ATIS every hour.
Reporter stated a bridge is being built at the north end of the field which for some reason is affecting the Runway 16 repainting. The real problem is for student pilots landing at night with runway markings which do not contrast with the runway. Reportedly; students have difficulty finding the Runway 16 centerline at night. Reporter stated the repainting is taking too long.
An instructor pilot reported that RNT Runway 16 markings are faded and do not contrast with the runway surface. This environment causes his students difficulty landing on centerline at night because they cannot see it.