Night Familiarization Flight Procedures
T-45C TS, ADV, & IUT NFamFP-01
III. Exterior preflight inspection 1.3.4.1
Sg 3, fr 1
NORMAL OPERATIONS
PROGRESS CHECK
* Human factors of night flying
* Night visual navigation
Question 2 — 1.3.4.1
planning/procedures
Why is a white lens flashlight used to perform
* Exterior preflight inspection
exterior preflight inspections at night?
* Night ground operations
* Ground personnel signals
ANSWER: To highlight red hydraulic fluid leaks
(night)
* Takeoff and departure
procedures
* Enroute procedures
* Arrival and field entry
A.
Check exterior fuselage and landing gear: same
procedures (night)
as day
NOTE: Night aircraft check procedures are
identical to day procedures except that they
require the use of a flashlight equipped with a
clear (white) lens to highlight red hydraulic fluid
leaks. Pay particular attention to the proper
Sg 3, fr 2
functioning of exterior lights.
Exterior Preflight Inspection
B.
Check exterior lights
* Lighting
- Approach AOA
1.
Approach AOA lights
- Anti-collision
- Strobe
2.
Anti-collision beacon
- Formation
- Taxi
a.
Upper
-
Navigation
- Tail
b.
Lower
- Port & stbd wingtip
3.
Strobe lights
Sg 3, fr 3
4.
Formation lights
Tail
FormationLights
Anti-Collision
Navigation
StarboardWingtip
Strobe
Light
Light
(White)
Upper&LowerSurface
(Red)
(White)
(Amber)
Starboard
Navigation
Light
FormationLights
(Green)
a.
Right wing
PortWingtip
Upper&LowerSurface
(Amber)
Port
Navigation
Light
ApproachLight
Anti-Collision
Assembly
(Red)
b.
Left wing
Light
(Red)
Landing/Taxi
LightAssembly
5.
Taxi/landing lights
LIGHTING CHECK
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