Bmi Volvo Drivers
 

Why do BMI aircraft always have their nav lights on?
I only ask as recently I was lined up on the runway at LHR (on my route check - lucky boy!) in bright sunshine with nav lights off (as per SOPs) when a BMI aircraft thought it appropriate to clog up R/T on 118.5 with superfluous and inappropriate reports re the fact that our Nav lights were not on.

I'm not be the offender but..
 

I know that you guys never switch them on at daylight even whilst you are under tow, and would never bother to clog up RT on it. However, to answer the question, ours (bmi) stay on all the time the aircraft is electrically powered, day or night. Why? that is a whole other question, that those miles up the ladder from me will know the answer to. Is your grievance that that the bmi pilot blocked the RT, or that we have ours on ?:)

Two things to draw from this:-

1. The sun was shining, enjoy it!
2. You are writing in the past tense about a route check, therefore, you probably passed, once again enjoy!

Cheers !