Thomas, it's nice to see that your state of mental retardation continues undiminished. It is unbelieveable to me that someone could be as (intentionally?) obtuse as you, but your very existence proves otherwise, much to my dismay.
Unless the FLM states there is a restriction on the use of a landing light (a la 355), then no excuse NOT to use it.
Tell that to the mechs who've griped to me about burnt wiring in the 206 landing light circuit over the years.
You shouldn't be flying at night to a site where your landing strip lights are poorly maintained...whats the matter with you can't you afford to maintain them properly?
I don't know; you'd have to ask the airport owner, which is not me. I just keep my plane there. And Thomas, if you were a pilot you'd know that in aviation some things are beyond our control and we sometimes take what we can get. I
could keep my plane at the bigger public airport with better runway lighting, but it is nearly an hour away from the house whereas the home field is less than five minutes away.
To be of the opinion that leaving your LL off all day long in the event you will need it for a once in a blue moon night landing..speaks realms about you, doesn't it?
Yes. It says that I have my priorities straight. I guess if you believe that "most" pilots only fly during the day, then
your philosophy would make sense. But if you were a pilot you'd know that many of us fly at night a lot, especially in these winter months in the northern hemisphere, when days are depressingly short. I dearly wish my night ops were "once in a blue moon." I dearly wish I again owned a plane with more than one landing light. But I don't. And to drive around all day with my headlight burning as you suggest would not be wise. I learnt that the hard way.
Thomas, I don't know about others here, but I do wish that you'd just stop posting on this board. Please leave this board for real, certificated pilots. Your illogical rants and general contrariness annoy even me, and that takes quite a lot!