lights off, lights on, i'm coming!.
 

hello there,..:confused:

when an aircraft is waiting to come to stand, i sometimes see they switch their undercarriage lights off, & then back on again when on the move again.

is this a in place procedure, or just a sign to us on the ground, in the tugs sitting wondering, deciding if we should cross or not..:p

thanks everyone.

:ok:

Not sure what 'undercarriage lights' are unless you mean the nosewheel light? Basically all lights other than position and anti-coll should normally be off when stationary.

you got it!, i meant the nosewheel light.

thanks.

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hello there,..:confused:

when an aircraft is waiting to come to stand, i sometimes see they switch their undercarriage lights off, & then back on again when on the move again.

is this a in place procedure, or just a sign to us on the ground, in the tugs sitting wondering, deciding if we should cross or not..:p

thanks everyone.

:ok:



No offence mate but if you are "in the tugs sitting wondering..."

Do you require some training?!:eek:

-Thanks but already answered.-

It does however seem to be universal that all operators switch off the taxi lights as they turn in to their parking stand. Where the a/c is being marshalled onto stand, a 'flash' of the lights is usually used as an acknowledgement that the pilot has seen the marshaller and the lights will then be turned off.

Is there ANY chance you lot will read the previous posts before blurting out repeats? We have enough of this *** on the BA 038 thread.


If you (me included) are standing at the head of the stand waiting for the aircraft to come to a stop, it is very annoying to find that they leave the lights on, and you get dazzled or blinded by them.

clifftop, we weren't trained on that bit.

was never covered.
we're on our own on that bit.

Is there ANY chance you lot will read the previous posts before blurting out repeats? We have enough of this *** on the BA 038 thread.


Also we turn them off when stationary and also when facing another aircraft that is also taxying as not to dazzle them !