On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:05:26 GMT, Jose
wrote in ::

So now we have a split landing light switch, because we have lights on
the wings too. The nose light switch says LDG which is easy enough to
decipher. The other, which controls the two forward-looking
landing-type lights on the wing tips, says REC.

Well, I'm as dumb as the next one, but if I know what the switch does, I
should be able to decypher the label.

"Reconnaissance"? (lighting up the sky looking for stray F16s)
"Record"? (imagining an Ipod in each lamp)
"Recollect"? (what you do when you stop forgetting what it stands for)
"Recover"? (turn them on if you get into an unusual attitude)


Well, 'REC' could stand for 'reconnoiter as when making a forced
landing on a moonless night in inhospitable terrain. Of course you'd
want to turn it off if you didn't like what you saw. :-) Or, 'REC'
may refer to 'recognition' if used during daytime to add conspicuity.