There was no long-distance lighting at the construction site, nor were there any professional air traffic control Illumination Lamps. However, warning lights, floodlights, spotlights, and the like could still be found.
Thus, they first strung up some warning lights at one end of the road. Once powered on, they gave off a red glow. That would provide the plane with a starting point for landing.
Then, at both ends of the road, they set up several floodlights to illuminate the entire roadbed, allowing those on the plane to see exactly how wide the road was. Otherwise, even if they knew where to land at night, without knowing the road's width, the plane would have no way of landing squarely on it.
Although this road was wide, that was only by automotive standards. It was merely a six-lane road. The areas on both sides had not yet been completed and were still filled with mounds of dirt. In some places, construction materials had not even been cleared away. If the plane rushed into them, it would be lucky not to be smashed into parts.
There also needed to be guide lights on both sides of the landing road. They had to create two rows of lights running along the road. That way, after the plane landed, the pilot could keep it between the guide lights and prevent it from veering out of bounds.
But they did not have that many lights, and it was impossible to create two long strips of lights. There were not enough floodlights, spotlights, or even warning lights at the construction site. Most of them had already been used up.
Therefore, they could only pour gasoline along the road and light it, forming two bands of fire to guide the plane's landing. Sister-in-law had come up with