Originally Posted by
Lookleft
Forget the head to head, what about all the Jetstar pilots who will turn on all the nose gear lights before commencing the turn from a power out bay. It does my head
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.