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Old October 14th 06, 05:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.student
Jim Macklin
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Default Beacons/anticollision lights and engines

There are pilots who are just inconsiderate.


"Emily" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| I don't run strobes in IMC at night because the flashing
| back scatter causes me problems. I also don't run
strobes
| near other airplanes on the ground at night because it
| blinds the other pilot. I do run normal positions
lights
| and rotating beacons. At night I also run recognition
| lights if I have them. Some of the planes I flew had
logo
| lights on the tail and I would run them too.
|
| I think most pilots have problems with strobes in IMC at
night. I don't
| run them then or on the ground but I know a few who do. An
beacon is
| sufficient to meet the regs in both those cases, although
I'm sure there
| are some pilots who think strobes are required at all
times. There's no
| other explanation for those few blinding the rest of us on
the ground.


 




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