"Ricky" wrote in message
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O.K. so the "activating RW lights" thread got me thinking about the
many times I'd be over (or near) an airport at night and just clicked
them on for the heck of it. Well, sometimes it was to impress a
passenger, sometimes (as a student or new pilot) just to figure out
how it works, and a few times to confirm my location at night. Other
times I did it just to do it, you know, the "wow" factor.

So, have you ever turned on the RW lights just for the heck of it? On
the ground with a handheld? To confirm your location?

Ricky


I used to fly with a captain that got a real thrill out of turning
on the runway lights over the central valley of California, from 41,000'. He
was not the most considerate person I've ever met, in fact his initials were
MF, and he was retired LAPD.

Al G