What do the landing lights mean at the airport?
What do the landing lights mean at the airport? The lights marking the ends of the runway emit red light toward the runway to indicate the end of runway to a departing aircraft and emit green outward from the runway end to indicate the threshold to landing aircraft.
Why do some planes have flashing landing lights?
The flashing lights help to make the airplane more noticeable. They have also been suggested to reduce the risk of bird strikes. This is offered as an option or add-on for many types of aircraft.
What are the rules for aircraft lights?
The port or the left-wing light should be red, and the starboard or the right-wing light should be green. And finally, the one on the rear (astern) or the tail cone must be white. They help an observer to identify which direction the aircraft is heading.
Can you fly without a landing light?
In the United States, for example, landing lights are not required or used for many types of aircraft, but their use is strongly encouraged, both for take-off and landing and during any operations below 10,000 feet (3,000 m) or within ten nautical miles (19 km) of an airport (FAA AIM 4-3-23).