Airmann wrote,
”What needs to change is that it should become standard procedure that aircraft only turn on thd landing lights once starting T/O role, as opposed to when entering the runway. This is the best indication for pilots crossing.”
On the surface this sounds like a good idea, but remember the accident at LAX in 1991 where USAir 1493 a 737 landed on top of a Metroliner awaiting takeoff clearance on the runway. If memory serves me right, the Metroliner’s lights were washed out by the centerline lights and the arriving 737 didn’t see it on the runway and landed on top of it. If the Metroliner had all their lights on while holding short, this accident may have been averted. It’s also why I don’t line up exactly on centerline when I’m told to “line up and wait” with another aircraft on approach to the same runway. If I offset my jet a few feet the lights of my jet won’t align with the runway centerline lights and might be more easily seen at night by an approaching aircraft.
Last edited by Chiefttp; 14th Jan 2022 at 00:46.