go or no go with lights out.

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KevinT

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the way I understand it, you can just "assume" the lights work on a daytime vfr flight and skip actually turning them on during your pre-flight. (saves then from burning out sooner I guess??)

well, I like to turn them on every single time no matter what the chief cfi says. I want to know they work!

the one white nav light on the wingtip that faces rear was burnt out, but that's all. would that be a no-go? considering I checked it and know it's burnt out.

also, is that correct about assuming they work? seems kinda stupid considering how strict regulations are in aviation.
 
I would at least make sure the beacon or strobes work. Anti-collision lights are a day VFR requirement, so you need at least one of those. As far as the white light on the tail, that's a position light and only required at night. Now, the FAA could probably say "ground it" if they wanted to since it was probably part of the original type certification, yadda yadda yadda.
 
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As far as the white light on the tail, that's a position light and only required at night.

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it's not the one on the tail, but serves the same purpose on the wing tip. the one on the tail and the other wing tip are still working. I just wasn't sure about it, or about the "assume it works" thing.
 
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Anti-collision lights are a day VFR requirement

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It's amazing how many people don't realize that.
 
Placard the white light "INOP" and go day flying... Its within your PIC rights and responsibilities...
 
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Placard the white light "INOP" and go day flying... Its within your PIC rights and responsibilities...

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A tiny bit more to it than that. You have to de-activate it too, can't just put a placard on it. If you pull the circuit breaker and tie a zip tie on it so it can't be pushed in, then you can placard it and be on your way.
 
What if the placard blows away? It gets pretty windy around those lights.
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The switch...

and it's already deactivated, the bulb is blown... sometimes the breaker supplies other stuff too, so be careful before pulling...
 
it would be no different than the nav light I was referring to when I started this post. either assume they work, or put an inop on it and tape it down.
 
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Anti-collision lights are a day VFR requirement

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It's amazing how many people don't realize that.

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They're a requirement only if the airplane has them. There is many an airplane that doesn't have any type of anti-collision light and is perfectly legal to fly in the daytime.
 
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Anti-collision lights are a day VFR requirement

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It's amazing how many people don't realize that.

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They're a requirement only if the airplane has them. There is many an airplane that doesn't have any type of anti-collision light and is perfectly legal to fly in the daytime.

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There are! However, most modern trainers have either a beacon or strobes . . .
 
Even if your equipment is not needed for the type of flying you'll be doing, that does not excuse you from performing the actions required in your MEL or in 91.213.
 
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They're a requirement only if the airplane has them. There is many an airplane that doesn't have any type of anti-collision light and is perfectly legal to fly in the daytime.

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True, but considering the original post said one wasn't working, I was going on the assumption they are installed.
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