Flight Instructor for Airplane Category › V. Preflight Procedures › Task D. Taxiing, Airport Signs, and Lighting (ASEL, AMEL)

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 11-8
Chapter 11: Night Operations › Starting, Taxiing, and Run-up
personal equipment prior to flight to ensure proper functioning and operation. All airplane lights should be checked for operation by turning them on momentarily during the preflight inspection. Position lights can be checked for loose connections by tapping the light ... quite easy to see stepladders, chuckholes, wheel chocks, and other obstructions, but at night, it is more difficult and a check of the area can prevent taxiing mishaps. Starting, Taxiing, and Run-up Once seated in the airplane and prior…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 11-6
Chapter 11: Night Operations › Airplane Equipment and Lighting
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…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 2-2-2
Chapter 2. Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids › Section 3. Airport Marking Aids and Signs › 2-3-1. General
Lighting Systems Certain light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems fall outside the combined visible and near-infrared spectrum of night vision goggles (NVGs) and thus will not be visible to a flightcrew using NVGs. The FAA changed specifications ... visible. It is recommended that air carriers/operators—including part 91 operators—who use NVGs incorporate procedures into manuals and/or standard operating procedures (SOPs) requiring periodic, unaided scanning when operating at low altitudes and when performing a reconnaissance of landing areas…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 11-7
Chapter 11: Night Operations › Training for Night Flight
This assures the aircraft is close enough to activate the system and…
Helicopter Flying Handbook p. 12-8
Chapter 12: Night Operations › Night Flight › Taxi Technique
light, which illuminates a larger area under the helicopter. When operating at an unfamiliar airport at night, ask for instructions or advice concerning local conditions, so as to avoid taxiing into areas of construction, or unlighted, unmarked obstructions. Ground controllers…