I have recently noticed a 'rash' of heli operators flying with the anti-coll, landing light and position lights switched on during brilliant sunshine!
Imagine!
The scandal!
I have to say my first reaction is... so what? Ok, so the position lights are a matter of choice. I can't see that they make a whole lot of difference in bright sunshine but you just never know but - and I'm with platinumpure on this - I still use them and I don't really care how much those little bulbs cost either.
As for the landing light... in a busy circuit at a busy training airfield what harm can it do to makes onesself a little more visible, both for the benefit of other a/c and ATC? Yes, I know we should all know where every other aircraft is all of the time but in the Real World we don't do we, so every little helps. And if I'm flying the heliroutes or in congested airspace and there is other traffic about then on goes the ol' landing light again. Yes, I know, more wastage of the poor old bulb but I still don't care.
Johe02 - was it a quiet day or something..?
