Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:05:21 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 565141 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:17:45 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.64; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from MJR (h000094c615c2.ne.client2.attbi.com[65.96.140.242]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <20041213101728016007kekqe>; Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:17:28 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <000c01c4e0fd$31131b60$f28c6041@ne2.client2.attbi.com> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] landing lights X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:19:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4E0D3.47F0C820" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4E0D3.47F0C820 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah, I learned blackout landings in military flight school also. Wait til your eyes get a little older. Mark Ravinski ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gary Rodgers=20 To: Lancair Mailing List=20 Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: [LML] landing lights <=20 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. =20 Gary R ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C4E0D3.47F0C820 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah, I learned blackout landings in = military=20 flight school also.
Wait til your eyes get a little = older.
 
Mark Ravinski
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From:=20 Gary=20 Rodgers
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 = 9:45=20 PM
Subject: [LML] landing = lights

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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. =20 One shines ahead and the other is aimed to help more in the=20 flare.
Maybe you could add on another lamp on the left = gear leg=20 aimed 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=20 the runway and 'settling down'  between the runway edge lights by = using=20 the runway edge lighting well ahead of me.  I do use lights, but=20 primarily for the 'be seen' reason. 
 
Gary=20 R
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