Plane Answers: Wing inspection lights and a recent severe turbulence encounter

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9-05-2009 @ 7:10PM

Bpov said...

Is this the same with landing, nose, turnoff, and tail lights? Are
there special procedures with inside lights too?

9-05-2009 @ 7:17PM

Landing lights are used after taking the runway and cleared for takeoff up to 10,000 or 18,000 feet at our airline at the captain's discretion. Taxi lights come off after takeoff (since the gear is retracted anyway) and needs to be on while on final approach or earlier at night.

Strobe lights usually stay on from taking the runway until turning off the runway after landing.

Inside lights are at the discretion of the flight attendants, but they're usually dimmed for landing at night.

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