Beacon - start
Hi all. Not really sure if this is the right place but I'll give it a go.
Can any of you settle an argument? who gives the clearance to switch on the anti-collision beacons and where can I find said information written down?
An American colleague says that the ground crew give the clearance to the flight crew that all is clear and the beacon can be illuminated and then engine start, however, I am in Europe, is this perhaps an FAA thing?
is it not the tower giving the start clearance prompts the switching on of the beacon from the checklist, this alerts the ground crew that the start is about to commence, the flight crew then obtain the neccesary engine clearances etc from the ground staff.
A trawl of the www or the AHM has not prompted any good hits.
thanks for listening
nobby