Dawn McKnight wrote:

> Being as I was a Navigation specialist, once upon a time, in the Navy,
> and that I've been doing a lot of research on aircraft running lights

I know Howard is probably not reading this thread, but I'm such a geeky
girl I had to go and check what I'd said.  For anyone who's interested,
the applicable regulations are in 1999's CFR Title 14, Volume 1,
sections 23.1383 - 23.1401.

Left and right running lights (left and right being defined as relative
to an observer facing forward along the axis of the aircraft) (On a
surface ship we'd say port and starboard) should be red and green,
respectively (there are regulations for exactly what color they should
be; the curious can look them up), visible from dead ahead to 20 degrees
abaft the beam.  The top light should be white, 
and located as far aft as practical, so as to give an arc of visibility
70 degrees to either side of dead astern.

Anti-collision lights should be located around the craft in such a way
that they do not block the position lights, and should be either white
or red, and should flash between 40 and 100 times per minute.

Aren't you all just thrilled to know that?

-- 
Dawn McKnight      | "Who cares what the hipbone's connected to? I'm in Neurology!"
McK### [at] maccom   |					-- Justine Devlin, M.D.

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