Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
If it is night, please do not turn your strobes on while taxiing. It took me 10 minutes after being blinded last night to regain my vision. If you are crossing a runway, use the taxi light instead. That's what we do. It will not blind the guys behind you.
Last night was not the only time this happened. It happens all the time. Please do your fellow pilots a favor and not turn on the strobes at night until ready for takeoff.
If it takes you ten minutes to regain your vision, how in the world do you land the aircraft shooting an ILS to mins with the ALS and runway lights on max??? ALSF-2 are a hell of a lot brighter than a few strobes on an aircraft...
Originally Posted by
texaspilot76
Straight from the American Optometric Association Website:
"While dark adaptation of the rods develops rather slowly over a period of 20 to 30 minutes, it can be lost in a few seconds of exposure to bright light. Accordingly, during night operations aircrew members should be taught to avoid bright lights."
If a few seconds of exposure bothers you that much, what do you do when the strobes come on when the a/c is given take off clearance (presuming they didn't come on when given pos and hold)? Look away... If you're staring at the strobes, you have too much time on your hands. Why don't you go join an ALPA committee or something...
