Strobe Lights

[stuart612]

Hi,

I've noticed that the strobe lights only flash when the nosewheel is off the ground.

Is this a MD design feature? I was under the impression that strobes were mandatory when you entered a runway.

Cheers!

[regis9]

I believe it is a design feature, the TFDI 717 has the same thing when it first came out and I believe this is a feature/option of that aircraft family.  TFDI added the option for strobes to operate on the ground as I understand it is an option in the RW.

[airlinetycoon]

For the 717 it is an optional orderfeature. Not sure if it was available for the MD80s.

[DaveCT2003]

It is a normal feature available on the MD-80. The previous Maddog had to have the strobes switched on, in this new product the work automatically, triggered by the WOW circuit.

Best wishes.

 

[Wothan]

Thats also why we set Coll. and Strobe light switch to Both during pre-start. Normally (on Boeings etc.) You would not turn the Strobes on before being cleared to enter the Runway.