Originally Posted by
Airsupport
Sorry texas,, seems like you are the only one who thinks this is a problem. I have never been close enough to someone that their strobes were blinding me. even when holding short of the runway and someone is position and hold with their strobes on it doesn't bother me.
As soon as i cross or go into position on any runway the strobes go on. that is just common sense in a time where airports are maxed out to capacity and the threat of runway incursions are greater. it helps the tower and your fellow pilots gain the visual cues they need to help them be safe also.
I've been blinded...we all have. Anytime the aircraft ahead of you pulls onto the runway, the lights come on. It looks like the general APC consensus says this is the safe and prudent thing to do. Well that aircraft pulling into position is usually directly in my field of vision, and those strobes clicking on certainly do blind me (and everyone else here) very temporarily.
Ya'll are so harsh...!