Midair Over Long Island

SockPuppet wrote:
I couldn't say way the guy behind me didn't see me with strobes nav and
beacon going, but, he didn't. Prolly the sun glare.


Frankly, I never see nav lights or beacons in daylight. Even strobes may not
attract my attention.... but landing lights are big enough to do it if I'm on
the right end of the approaching aricraft. Of course at night, there's no real
need for the landing light except as it was originally intended... because the
other lights jump out from the background.

You know the one thing I think is the absolutely most effective, yet so few
general aviation aircraft have one? The spotlight on the tail... like the ones
airliners use so you can read their logo at night.



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com