Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Lights Control

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | Airline Operations | Lights Control - Do we get them wrong?

DVA614
First Officer, B727-200

Joined on March 19 2002

Far East

32 legs, 51.2 hours
23 legs, 35.8 hours online

Posted onPost created on September 18 2004 05:36 ET by Supruet Thavornyutikarn

Hi all,

I read through some of our FOMs. I discovered that we may operate the aircraft lights wrong. 3 FOMs I read recently say we shall turn on STROBE light when pushing back.

What I have known is as follow (I don't know if it is correct, please verify).

Before Start: Anti-collision ON // Other lights OFF
Before Taxi: Anti-collision, Navigation Lights, Taxi Lights (Runway Turnoff) ON // Other Lights OFF
Before Takeoff: Anti-collision, Navigation Lights, Landing Lights, Strobe ON // Taxi Lights OFF
After Takeoff: Passing 10,000ft, Landing Lights OFF. Anti-collision, Nav lights, Strobe ON // Taxi Lights OFF
After Landing: When vacated, STROBE OFF, Landing Light OFF, Taxi lights ON, Anti-collision, Nav lights ON.

Please help to verify.

Thanks.

Supruet Thavornyutikarn (DVA614)

DVA601
Senior Captain, B757-200

Joined on June 13 2002
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Northeastern United States

380 legs, 833.2 hours
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Posted onPost created on September 18 2004 05:55 ET by David Shartzer

I can tell you that Continental pilots don't turn the strobes on until they're entering the active runway for takeoff and they turn them off after exiting the runway after landing. Since I work at night at Newark Int I haven't seen anybody turn them on at any other time except as mentioned above.

At the gate: formation lights, red beacon (if hydraulics are on)
Taxi: formation, red beacon, taxi
Takeoff: formation, red beacon, strobes, landing, taxi
Flight: fromation, red beacon, strobes

Hope this helps.

David Shartzer (DVA601)

DVA1650
Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on April 24 2004
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Southeastern United States

103 legs, 174.7 hours
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Posted onPost created on September 18 2004 07:12 ET by Daniel Malneritch

OK:

position/nav: all the time (whether engines running or not) unless parked at hangar or something. shows plane is active.
red beacon: when engines running (maybe hydrolics not sure)
strobes (white): when cleared for takeoff (sometimes off in clouds because of reflection)
landing lights: as desired on ground; on when cleared for takeoff and below 10,000ft.
taxi and runway turnoff: as desired
logo: on on ground at night

Daniel Malneritch

Captain, L-1011-100

DVA1193
Senior Captain, B767-300

Joined on April 24 2003
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Montréal, QC Canada

196 legs, 649.7 hours
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Posted onPost created on September 18 2004 07:56 ET by David Ferris

Well the sequence u described is how i always do it... Finnair does it...

David Ferris

Senior Captain, B767-300

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