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Old 30th Jul 2016, 03:52
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Red dome or reading light

In the "human factors" section of most private pilot textbooks, it states that red lights preserve night adaptation the best, hence aircraft are fitted with red filters on reading lights.

The red light is almost ubiquitous on GA airplanes, but I haven't seen Airbus, Boeing or Douglas install a red light in the cockpit. Does anyone know why that is so?
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