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Old 13th Jul 2021, 11:27
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For an approach, landing and departure once on the active our company recommends lights off to maximise external visual cues. Being seen isn’t a priority on a protected runway. Once at taxi speed do what’s works best but you have to balance the need to be seen with the need to see.

Twice in my career I’ve had to stop and set the park brake as we couldn’t see anything during taxi, once at Delhi the other at Seattle. Both times we lit the the plane up like a Christmas tree in the hope that the others still moving would see us.
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