Just saw this via Flight Aware and thought I'd share:
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2012/120202things-you-never-want-to-see-in-dc.html?WT.mc_id=120210eflight&WT.mc_sect=ftn (http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2012/120202things-you-never-want-to-see-in-dc.html?WT.mc_id=120210eflight&WT.mc_sect=ftn)
The flashing lights on the ground that "sparkled" the aircrew are something I never heard of before. (I'm a freshly minted MO, not a pilot.) Interesting stuff.