Air NZ Q300 lights

[1279shp]

Co-pilot in the Q300 at AA today bored on appr? Was flicking the landing lights on and off one by one.:}

Been a while since been here, has see-and-be-seen whilst carrying pax hit NZ?

[Capt Fathom]

Because that's what some landing lights do now....they pulse on and off!

Increases visibility, and scares away the birds...apparently

Fitted to the later model 737's, and also Dash 8's

[hardNfast]

Yep thats it turning FO was turning them off. Hates the company so much that he is trying to blow the globes!

[1279shp]

See it in Oz and Canada with Dash's and 73's flashing away. Never seen it in NZ before.:ok:

[cavemanzk]

Ive seen in on a Jetconnect 734 just before Christmas at AKL.

[who_cares]

It apparently also increases the life of the filament(believe it or not)

[ZK-NSJ]

how about just fitting a klaxon horn, that would scare the birds too

[framer]

how about just fitting a klaxon horn, that would scare the birds too
Ha Haa and half of south Auckland.....seriously though, I have often wondered why we don't have a very loud horn 'cause often we can see the birds long before we get to them, especially on the roll. Can't see why it wouldn't work.

[powerstall]

Or maybe Air NZ has a lot of spares! :ok:

[blueloo]

just need one of those giant locomotive air horns.......

[framer]

Yeah....it would never ever get used inappropriately ;)

[Sqwark2000]

how about just fitting a klaxon horn, that would scare the birds too

ATR tried that and hasn't been overly successful with the birds, except the odd hot one walking into terminal :}

S2K

[AerocatS2A]

Horn's no good, they'd never hear it over the engine noise ;).