Correct Usage of Lights

[Chris_S]

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When to use aircraft lights?

You may want to thank me for this if you don’t know the correct way. Commercial aviation navigation lights = when taxing or flying in the night or when electrical power is on. Keep on till complete shutdown Beacon lights = turn on before engine start up. turn off after engine shutdown Strobes = turn on when on a runway(also use when crossing a runway) and keep on when airborne Landing lights = turn on when you are cleared for take-off, if you are told to line up and wait, keep them …

When to use which lights?

I’ve been wondering whether I’m using my lights correctly. Currently, I do: Taxi: Nav: On Beacon: On Strobe: On Takeoff: All previous + landing lights Climb (once at 10000ft): landing: off, others stay the same Approach (final): Landing lights back on, others still the same Taxi to parking: Strobe: off Landing: off Parking: All lights off Is this correct?

How to use the "strobe lights" correctly!

Dear fellow Simmers, infinite flight becomes more real every day! - we should add our share by applying real world operating procedures!! Please use the white strobe lights correctly, it makes a big difference. The strobes are used only: if an aircraft is crossing a runway (e.g. to taxi to the take off rwy) if an aircraft enters a runway for take off after receiving the line up or take off clearance if in flight until vacating the runway after landing In case you have to cross another run…

Correct Usage of landing and strobe lights still an issue

Hi its been a while since I posted a tutorial regarding these items. I just return from a flight on the Advance server with several landings and take offs on a busy airport, I would say: 15 out of 30 aircraft did use the landing lights correctly but only 3 out of 30 did use the Strobes correctly:-( I know, I am the grumpy old man here in the community ;-) and you might think I am stressing this issue too much, but please… if not on the Advanced server, then where is the right place to fo…

Strobe lights

Hi. I’d like to know how to properly use strobe lights (when to turn them on and off). Is it when you enter any runway (crossing and lining up etc…) OR is it once you’ve got the clearance to take off? I think that general is the best category to put this topic: RWA is to discuss about interests and experiences and Support is for support with IF. I think that this is both relating in RWA and Support but the descriptions for these categories aren’t really relating with my topic. I do not want…

Tutorial:

Use of your airplanes' lights

Never really considered posting in the tutorials category but why not… Here’s an interesting article I found regarding the use of your lights (Land, nav, strobe, beacon) a while ago: Use of Aircraft Lights: Guidance from the AIM and Advisory Circulars – BruceAir, LLC Please note that only the: LANDING, NAVIGATION, STROBE, and BEACON lights are relevant to you in IF. Kind of a nit-picky/specific topic but it’s simple to do. Best, Boeing707

Strobe Lights:

• ON during the whole flight and when crossing a runway.
• Off on the ground when off the runway.
• Off during taxi.

Landing Lights:

• ON below 10.000 ft and when crossing a runway.
• I personally turn them off while taxiing since we do not have taxi lights.