Sensible's post tallies exactly with what I was taught 600 hrs ago! I must confess that I rarely use the landing lights now because a) my aeroploane doesn't have any and b) when I jump into a different a/c I generally manage to miss it out of my pre-landing checks unless the circuit is busy. I normally fly from a farm strip with v little other traffic BUT if equipped and conscious of other traffic would use lights. I make a big effort to spend as much time looking out through the canopy as possible.
sNr