Night Operations
Familiarization
GROUND OPERATIONS
EXTERIOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
Night aircraft preflight procedures are identical to those used during the day. Since hydraulic fluid is red,
use a flashlight with a clear (white) lens when preflighting so you can see hydraulic fluid leaks. Turn on the
battery and all exterior lights and then check that all exterior lights work. Figure 30 depicts the location of
the T-45’s exterior lights.
Formation Lights
Tail
Anti-Collision
Starboard Wingtip
Strobe
Navigation
Light
Upper & Lower Surface
(White)
Light
(Red)
(Amber)
(White)
Starboard
Formation Lights
Navigation
Port Wingtip
Light
Upper & Lower Surface
(Green)
(Amber)
Port
Navigation
Anti-Collision
Light
Light
(Red)
Approach Light
(Red)
Assembly
Landing/Taxi
Light Assembly
Figure 30: T-45 EXTERIOR LIGHTS
INTERIOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
Set the exterior and formation lights to BRIGHT and STEADY, the anti-collision light ON, and the strobe
lights OFF. Set the interior lights to ON. After turning the battery on, adjust interior light intensity to a level
where the instruments lights are dim but adequately illuminate instrument indications.
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