Light Penalty

[timcook]

nem wrote:
Hmm. I switch on the LL pretty much whenever I feel like it - i.e. someonewhere between leaving the TWY and entering the RWY. No
problems so far.

Just to make sure that we're talking on the same basis here, lemme recap the lights policies:

At gate/ramp: Nav lights on (they're always on), all others off.
Immediately before engine start (usually on pushback): Beacon on
On taxiway: taxi lights on (also at daytime, but not when still facing the gate/terminal, don't blind the ground crew )
When entering RWY: LL on and Strobe on (question to real world pilots: are the taxi lights left on?)
When climbing 10000': LL (and taxi ligths?) off
When descending 10000': LL (and taxi lights?) on
When leaving RWY: LL and strobe off
On engine shutdown: Beacon off

nem

Going through your list, I can confirm:

1. At gate/ramp: Nav lights on (they're always on), all others off. YES
2. Immediately before engine start (usually on pushback): Beacon on. YES
3. On taxiway: taxi lights on (also at daytime, but not when still facing the gate/terminal, don't blind the ground crew . I don't have taxi
lights, so this doesn't apply in my case.
4. When entering RWY: LL on and Strobe on. Do you mean when you are actually on the runway, or when you at the stop line? I've tried
both and I get the penalty in both cases.
5. When climbing 10000': LL (and taxi ligths?) off. YES ... but what do you do if you never reach 10,000 ft? Is this when my penalty is
occurring?
6. When descending 10000': LL (and taxi lights?) on. See point 5 above.
7. When leaving RWY: LL and strobe off. YES
8. On engine shutdown: Beacon off. YES

Just to reiterate - I only get penalty points for landing lights and strobes, and I'm fairly sure from the wording of the penalty that it's on take
off and not landing.

Thanks for your help,

Tim