In addition aircraft equipped with an anti collision light system are required to operate that light system during all types of operations day and night.
Aircraft position lights regulations.
A navigation light also known as a running or position light is a source of illumination on a vessel aircraft or spacecraft.
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However the anticollision lights need not be lighted when the pilot in command determines that because of operating conditions it would be in the interest of safety to turn the lights off.
Aircraft position lights are required to be lighted on aircraft operated on the surface and in flight from sunset to sunrise.
Anticollision light systems initially installed after august 11 1971 on aircraft for which a type certificate was issued or applied for before august 11 1971 must at least meet the anticollision light standards of part 23 25 27 or 29 of this chapter as applicable that were in effect on august 10 1971 except that the color may be either aviation red or aviation white.
In addition aircraft equipped with an anti collision light system are required to operate that light system during all types of operations day and night.
Navigation lights give information on a craft s position heading and status.
B operate an aircraft that is equipped with an anticollision light system unless it has lighted anticollision lights.
Air 120 aviation safety aircraft certification service aircraft engineering division description sets forth acceptable means but not the only means of showing compliance with the federal aviation regulations far applicable to installed position lights and anti collision lights.
Airworthiness regulations and technical standard orders prescribe minimum intensities light distribution overlap limits allowable obstructions to light visibility and oolor for ix sition lights and antioollision lights.
A if position lights are installed there must be one steady aviation white position light and one flashing aviation red or flashing aviation white position light with an effective flash frequency of at least 40 but not more than 100 cycles per minute.
Aircraft position lights are required to be lighted on aircraft operated on the surface and in flight from sunset to sunrise.
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