I said, of FFB's student:
appears to be plain wrong in both your examples
Well, if nothing else, I've learnt never to make such sweeping statements, because now others have come to the defence of the student in both scenarios - BigEndBob agrees with him re use of the landing light, and ShortStripper agrees re use of the checklist!
Well, I will do exactly what I'd like my students to do - take on board all opinions, and then decide which works best for me. I still maintain that lights should be off when not moving (especially if heads are inside the aircraft, e.g. for power checks, when you are not looking outside to see who you are blinding), and that checklists should be used when on the ground because the benefits (less chance of missing something) far outweight the downsides (practically none, except maybe a few extra seconds and an extra piece of paper to carry with you), but you guys are quite entitled to your opinions too!
FFF
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