View Poll Results: Do you fly with the cockpit lights on or off?
Lights on
70
42.94%
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93
57.06%
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Cockpit lights on or off?
06-02-2009 | 05:43 AM
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06-02-2009 | 05:46 AM
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06-02-2009 | 06:19 AM
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It depends. When I did night flights to Europe, the lights stayed on. There is nothing to see over the North Atlantic at night and it helps keep you awake. Now I do flights up to 16 hours long during the night and day and sometimes night again! The lights are on at night during cruise. The lights are out in my bunk when I'm sleeping. 
When I did short domestic trips (like transcons) I could handle lights out for a few hours.
When I did short domestic trips (like transcons) I could handle lights out for a few hours.
06-02-2009 | 06:58 AM
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Depends on the situation.
If you have a long flight ahead of you in darkness, it's a good idea to have it on. Towards the end of the duty day, it's better to leave it off.
You'll get a better night's sleep that way.
AL
If you have a long flight ahead of you in darkness, it's a good idea to have it on. Towards the end of the duty day, it's better to leave it off.
You'll get a better night's sleep that way.
AL
06-02-2009 | 09:16 AM
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It depends. When I did night flights to Europe, the lights stayed on. There is nothing to see over the North Atlantic at night and it helps keep you awake. Now I do flights up to 16 hours long during the night and day and sometimes night again! The lights are on at night during cruise. The lights are out in my bunk when I'm sleeping.
When I did short domestic trips (like transcons) I could handle lights out for a few hours.
When I did short domestic trips (like transcons) I could handle lights out for a few hours.
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