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Bob Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: "Cabin lights" 01-17-03, 23:34z  I have just returned from Spain and as usual the cabin lights were turned down for landing in accordance with flight regulations. Can someone tell me why the lights have to be dimmed. Is it because of possible reflections affecting the flight crew or to reduce the risk of fire in an accident? I have always just accepted that lights are dimmed for landing but would really appreciate knowing why! Regards to all. Bob Buckley Coventry UK Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      RE: Cabin lights Ben_Chiu 01-18-03 1    RE: Cabin lights Bob 01-19-03 2         RE: Cabin lights Ben_Chiu 01-19-03 3

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Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 1. "RE: Cabin lights" 01-18-03, 19:43z  Greetings Bob: > I have just returned from Spain and as usual the cabin lights were > turned down for landing in accordance with flight regulations. > > Can someone tell me why the lights have to be dimmed. Is it because of > possible reflections affecting the flight crew or to reduce the risk of > fire in an accident? > > I have always just accepted that lights are dimmed for landing but would > really appreciate knowing why! It sounds like the "flight regulations" you're referring to are company policies rather than FAA regulations. I don't know of any FAA regulation that requires the cabin lights to be dimmed prior to landing. HTH, Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.80- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Bob Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 2. "RE: Cabin lights" 01-19-03, 12:17z  Hi Ben Thanks for the reply. Over here in the UK we have the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority)who do the same job as the FAA. Perhaps it is one of their regulations as all airlines seem to do it. It would appear the reasons have been lost on the mists of time as I expected quite a few people to respond to this question. Kind regards Bob Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Ben_Chiu Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 3. "RE: Cabin lights" 01-19-03, 20:08z  Greetings Bob: > Perhaps it is one of their regulations as all airlines seem to do it. It > would appear the reasons have been lost on the mists of time as I > expected quite a few people to respond to this question. While there's no technical reason for dimming the lights after all have boarded the aircraft and you're getting ready for pushback, I do know that dimming the lights has a way for controlling the passengers. It's much like turning down the lights in a movie house--in an airplane, when the lights go down, folks tend to hush up and sit in their seats! Best! Ben -= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =- Registered to: Ben Chiu -OLR.PL v1.80- Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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