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"shed some light" on this question? Are night carrier ops as dark and dank as they used to be? Are there other colors that illuminate as well as or better than red without damaging night vision?
For my own part, I've very rarely ever used landing or taxi lights but have realized that it's necessary in GA if only to chase the deer and geese off the runway, and be seen by my brethren. I've always stuck to the old standard red
Jim,
Night carrier ops were still very dark off So-Cal. Always foggy so even
the full moon disappeared as you entered to goo. The Hornet, although
marvelously engineered, had a lovely 16 rheostats for green lighting
variation. The newer models had 17 to reduce the too bright engine/
fuel panel. Perhaps the E/F Hornets got all this straightened out. The
green worked well with NVG's and the displays. I use the blue post lights (I know, I know, ultra cheap guy here) in my
360. They're really nice and with a Bob Knuckolls rheostat provide
excellent adjustability. Blue over red? I like it, but I've been
flying behind green for years. If you liked red stick with it.
The bigger argument is weather it's worth $100 per gauge to back light.
Or nu-lite. I've flown about 20 of my 314 hours in the dark. No matter
what system I were to chose, I'd still have a handheld at the ready.
I do agree that in the world of GA some sort of landing/ taxi lights are
a good idea. Here in TX, I've chased cattle off my runway but no deer
(daytime however).
Larry Henney N360LH
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