Timeline for What exactly distinguishes a beacon light from a strobe light?
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| Jul 10, 2023 at 8:29 | comment | added | Pete P. | As part of the pre-cloud penetration procedure I used to turn the strobes, landing light and rotating beacon off to prevent glare from the light bouncing back off the clouds and destroying night vision, and to prevent the disorienting illusion of turning left created by the tail-mounted rotating beacon rotating to the right. Also, I don't believe the landing light is required at all. I've flown at night without one (inop). | |
| Jun 26, 2022 at 14:14 | history | edited | Kenn Sebesta | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 30, 2015 at 13:16 | comment | added | Pondlife | @voretaq7 Thanks for that comment, I added it into my answer | |
| Apr 30, 2015 at 13:15 | history | edited | Pondlife | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added comment from @voretaq7 about non-rotating beacons
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| Apr 30, 2015 at 12:27 | vote | accept | robsn | ||
| Apr 30, 2015 at 12:27 | comment | added | robsn | Pondlife, this is a great answer, thank you. And thanks to @voretaq7 for confirming that there are non-rotating beacons. | |
| Apr 29, 2015 at 21:42 | comment | added | voretaq7 | It's worth noting that not all beacons are of the "rotating" variety. Many Cessnas use "flashers" (halogen lamps that flash periodically, but aren't the rapid-discharge high-intensity type of light you get from a strobe) as their beacon lamp. | |
| Apr 29, 2015 at 14:28 | comment | added | Pondlife | @Simon Yes, that's a standard practice. But the AIM recommends turning on all lights when taxiing across a runway, for example. The point of the FAA's commentary is that they want to be flexible and allow the pilot to determine when it's safe and appropriate to use the strobes (or other lights). | |
| Apr 29, 2015 at 14:10 | history | edited | Pondlife | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 29, 2015 at 14:04 | comment | added | Simon | Isn't it SOP to turn strobes on immediately before entering the runway and off on vacating it? Strobes on during ground operations is not a good thing. | |
| Apr 29, 2015 at 13:58 | history | answered | Pondlife | CC BY-SA 3.0 |