Jetstar and taxi lights
Although I’m not aware of Jetstar SOP, this is often an SOP brought about as a signal to the ground grew that the aircraft is about to commence moving under its own power. ( a beacon doesn’t signal this) It’s usually for the safety of ground crew and to mitigates a risk if the dispatcher/ engineer is inadvertently left connected.
It has saved me from being run over more than once. Even while still plugged in. 😳
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This is genuinely one of the most pathetic threads I think I've read on Pprune. We're arguing over lights and attaching some sort of superiority complex to it? God help us all 
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"mY AiRlinE DoEs LiTes BeTtEr ThAn YoUrZ LOL" Sometimes makes you wonder about the mental stability of some pilots.
There is no chill, light remain on. With the threat of 50 penalty point for not submitting the flight plan after each flight as it’s a strict liability offense. I’m not messing around with the lights outside of SOP I’d get the sack.
To be fair to the crew there was an SOP ‘clarification’ about five years ago telling pilots that taxi lights should NOT be turned off for oncoming traffic. I choose to ignore that but as always there will be people out there so **** scared of a telling off they apply every edict to the letter.
With the threat of 50 penalty point for not submitting the flight plan after each flight as it’s a strict liability offense. I’m not messing around with the lights outside of SOP I’d get the sack.
Who knows?
Could have been a line check. Could have been a line check with a "notable" checker. Could have been a training flight and they wanted to keep it SOP as an example. Could have been a former employee of YOUR airline and wanted poke you in the eye!
The QF wing light thing IS a bit of an eye roll though. They are the only airline I'm seen anywhere in the world that does that does that reliably, everywhere!
Could have been a line check. Could have been a line check with a "notable" checker. Could have been a training flight and they wanted to keep it SOP as an example. Could have been a former employee of YOUR airline and wanted poke you in the eye!
The QF wing light thing IS a bit of an eye roll though. They are the only airline I'm seen anywhere in the world that does that does that reliably, everywhere!
I used to tremble before them but I learned to tell them to shut up, just did it the other day
Honestly I do not know of one incident a pilot was violated or disciplined for minor errors or deviations from SOP as long as conducted within the means of safety.
Not blinding other flights cockpits is just airmanship.
It helps to not give a throw about getting sacked anymore.
Thanks Mr Onion for injecting some clarity into this ‘debate.’ As a matter of interest, is it SOP to taxi into the bridge with the lights on, or are they at least turned off here to avoid ‘blinding’ the ground staff. Having said that though, many maggot taxi lights are useless anyway except for the newer LED ones.
Thanks Mr Onion for injecting some clarity into this ‘debate.’ As a matter of interest, is it SOP to taxi into the bridge with the lights on, or are they at least turned off here to avoid ‘blinding’ the ground staff. Having said that though, many maggot taxi lights are useless anyway except for the newer LED ones.
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To be fair to the crew there was an SOP ‘clarification’ about five years ago telling pilots that taxi lights should NOT be turned off for oncoming traffic. I choose to ignore that but as always there will be people out there so **** scared of a telling off they apply every edict to the letter.
To be fair to the crew there was an SOP ‘clarification’ about five years ago telling pilots that taxi lights should NOT be turned off for oncoming traffic. I choose to ignore that but as always there will be people out there so **** scared of a telling off they apply every edict to the letter.
”notable” checkers, in an other word bullies.
I used to tremble before them but I learned to tell them to shut up, just did it the other day
Honestly I do not know of one incident a pilot was violated or disciplined for minor errors or deviations from SOP as long as conducted within the means of safety.
Not blinding other flights cockpits is just airmanship.
It helps to not give a throw about getting sacked anymore.
I used to tremble before them but I learned to tell them to shut up, just did it the other day
Honestly I do not know of one incident a pilot was violated or disciplined for minor errors or deviations from SOP as long as conducted within the means of safety.
Not blinding other flights cockpits is just airmanship.
It helps to not give a throw about getting sacked anymore.
