When must position lights be used?

a. Aircraft position lights are required to be lighted on aircraft operated on the surface and in flight from sunset to sunrise. In addition, aircraft equipped with an anti-collision light system are required to operate that light system during all types of operations (day and night).



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Left and right position lights must consist of a red and a green light spaced lat- erally as far apart as practicable and installed on the airplane such that, with the airplane in the normal flying position, the red light is on the left side and the green light is on the right side.

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When operating an aircraft between sunset and sunrise (with the exception of Alaska), the aircraft position lights must be on.

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According to CFR 14 and FAR Part 91.205, a landing light is required for all aircraft used in commercial operations at night. Landing lights may not be lit when taxiing or near an airport gate; this can cause flash blindness to ground crew and other pilots.

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Here's what they have to say: Night means the time between the end of evening civil twilight and the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the Air Almanac, converted to local time. If you fall in that time period, you can log night flight time, and your plane needs to be night VFR equipped.

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1 Answer. In VFR conditions, no there is no restriction against landing in an airport where runway edge lighting or other airport lighting is not lit at night. That being said, without any visual references, it may be very difficult to locate where runway is or judge or hide above the runway in order to land.

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In the United States, for example, landing lights are not required or used for many types of aircraft, but their use is strongly encouraged, both for take-off and landing and during any operations below 10,000 feet (3,000 m) or within ten nautical miles (19 km) of an airport (FAA AIM 4-3-23).

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In the United States, for example, landing lights are not required or used for many types of aircraft, but their use is strongly encouraged, both for take-off and landing and during any operations below 10,000 feet (3,000 m) or within ten nautical miles (19 km) of an airport (FAA AIM 4-3-23).

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Taxi lights and wing inspection lights are turned on when cleared onto the runway. Landing lights are turned on when cleared for takeoff, turned off when exiting runway. During takeoff and landing every exterior light on the aircraft is used to maximize aircraft visibility.

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(a) If position lights are installed, there must be one steady aviation white position light and one flashing aviation red (or flashing aviation white) position light with an effective flash frequency of at least 40, but not more than 100, cycles per minute.

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Landing lights are not only useful for taxi, takeoffs, and landings, but also provide a means by which airplanes can be seen at night by other pilots. Pilots are encouraged to turn on their landing lights when operating within 10 miles of an airport and below 10,000 feet.

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In the United States, for example, landing lights are not required or used for many types of aircraft, but their use is strongly encouraged, both for take-off and landing and during any operations below 10,000 feet (3,000 m) or within ten nautical miles (19 km) of an airport ( FAA AIM 4-3-23).

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