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--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Gilles Tatry" <gilles.tatry@wanadoo.fr>
As liners pilots, we:
- Turn the rotating beacon on before starting engines, off after engine
shutdown,
- Turn the taxi lights on when the aircraft is about to move, off when the
aircraft is stopped,
- Turn both strobe lights and take-off lights on when entering the active
runway, off when leaving the runway.
This is worldwide common practice, night and day conditions.
Regards,
Gilles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Larkin" <mlas@cox.net>
Subject: RE: AeroElectric-List: Re: Transponder 'air switch'
> --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Mike Larkin" <mlas@cox.net>
>
> Yes, I would agree. The two questions are what is "safe" and what is
> "operate". On a lighter note, which pilot-in-command.
>
> I think everyone would agree that making oneself as visible to others
> (be it airplane, truck, worker, or ground crew) as possible is
> important. However, at larger airports other airplanes have to operate
> safely at the same time. Therefore, a bright white three position
> double flash strobe being turned off during taxi operations may be
> safer. This seems to be the position at many airlines today. I
> remember a night while taxing for takeoff at Boston's Logan Airport and
> their was a Cirrus taxing for takeoff with the type of strobes mentioned
> above going full tilt. Their were many airplanes taxing in a long line
> this night. The lights were so bright and distracting many airplanes
> maintained a much larger distance from that airplane than normal which
> caused a string-out of the taxi line. One other byproduct were the many
> humorous comments over the radio. The main point is you could see him
> but you couldn't see anyone else....
>
> Yes we run the rotating beacons when ever an engine is running or
> external system (i.e. flaps, slats, spoilers, ect.) is being operated.
>
> Mike Larkin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Craig
> P. Steffen
> To: aeroelectric-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: Re: Transponder 'air switch'
>
> --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: "Craig P. Steffen"
> <craig@craigsteffen.net>
>
> On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 12:55:20PM -0400, Speedy11@aol.com wrote:
>> --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Speedy11@aol.com
>>
>> I teach pilots to never turn on the strobes until taking the active
> runway
>> for takeoff - especially in low light or night conditions.
>> Stan Sutterfield
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/23/2005 3:00:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> aeroelectric-list-digest@matronics.com writes:
>> I like strobes flashing on the ground.. Maybe (especially?) before
> engine
>> start.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matt-
>
> The relevant FAR (in part):
>
> ************
>
> FAR 91.209 Aircraft lights.
>
> No person may:
> ...
> (b) Operate an aircraft that is equipped with an anticollision light
> system, unless it has lighted anticollision lights. However, the
> anticollision lights need not be lighted when the pilot-in-command
> determines that, because of operating conditions, it would be in the
> interest of safety to turn the lights off.
>
> ************
>
> It just occured to me to wonder; when they say "Operate an aircraft",
> do they mean in the air, or at all?
>
> I'm pretty sure that airliners always have their rotating lights
> running whenever their engines are on.
>
> Craig Steffen
>
> --
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> public key available at http://www.craigsteffen.net/GPG/
> current goal: use a CueCat scanner to inventory my books
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>
>
> --
> 8/22/2005
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