Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:45:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail13.mdx.safepages.com ([216.127.154.243] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 564805 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:56:52 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.127.154.243; envelope-from=gcrodgers@sympatico.ca Received: by mail13.mdx.safepages.com (Postfix, from userid 1012) id 94AA51385CE; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:56:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from computer (0-1pool212-93.nas15.philadelphia1.pa.us.da.qwest.net [65.128.212.93]) by mail13.mdx.safepages.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 98D64138582 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:56:35 +0000 (GMT) From: "Gary Rodgers" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: landing lights X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:56:30 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C4E08D.0E64E3C0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C4E08D.0E64E3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit < In the flare, landing lights many times shine off into space. Some STC'd planes I know of have two landing lights. One shines ahead and the other is aimed to help more in the flare. Maybe you could add on another lamp on the left gear leg aimed low.> When I was taught to fly and training for my night rating, I was taught to land without the landing/taxi lights being turned on. Learned to judge position by looking well down the runway and 'settling down' between the runway edge lights by using the runway edge lighting well ahead of me. I do use lights, but primarily for the 'be seen' reason. Gary R ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C4E08D.0E64E3C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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In the flare, landing lights many times shine off = into=20 space.
Some STC'd planes I know of have two landing = lights.  One=20 shines ahead and the other is aimed to help more in the = flare.
Maybe you could add on another lamp on the left gear = leg aimed=20 low.>
 
When I was taught = to fly and=20 training for my night rating, I was taught to land without the = landing/taxi=20 lights being turned on.  Learned to judge position by looking well = down the=20 runway and 'settling down'  between the runway edge lights by using = the=20 runway edge lighting well ahead of me.  I do use lights, but = primarily for=20 the 'be seen' reason. 
 
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