No strobe/navigation lights on B787 during the whole flight?
Posted by hawaaa777@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 188 comments
During the night/early morning flight from Doha to Casablanca (RAM) in February 2026, I noticed that there are no visible strobe or navigation lights on the B787 aircraft, not a single thing flickering on the wing. For comparison, when flying over the Sinai, what I suppose the wing inspection light was turned on for a few minutes and you could see it from the fully tinted windows. But after it was turned off, again, no strobe or navigation lights were visible during the remaining of the flight (photos for comparison - without/with wing inspection light).
Is it the window tint playing tricks? Or the seat angle? Is it the aircraft?
Hitcher06@reddit
But did they use the turn signals?
Suspicious-Grade-60@reddit
They ran out of turn signal fluid
Degora2k@reddit
Are you flying through a nebula?
Awesam@reddit
Dreamliner tinted shades
Js987@reddit
Crew enforced naptime.
noxondor_gorgonax@reddit
I HATE that. I wanna open the window and see an aurora not sleep all night
Expo737@reddit
It speaks volumes when American Airlines, who had/have a reputation for really shitting on passengers sent a memo out to it's FA's to NOT override the windows. Pity Virgin Atlantic didn't get that memo, watching a nice sunset whilst climbing away from Barbados and "ooh it's gone", I'm an FA and that pissed me off no-end.
I hate the 787 for so many reasons, one of those "wow this is really futuristic, we don't have a piece of plastic to make a blind but an electronic window shade" - yeah, Lockheed came up with that for the TriStar in the '70s but it was cheaper to just have plastic.
It also sounds like a hair dryer when taking off, there's no pomp nor circumstance.
It looks crap, remember the shark tail that was promised though we all knew would get knocked off for efficiency.
Then there's the name...
Oh an it's a modern Boeing, utter crap.
Just FYI, I've worked on most Boeing types and like/love them but the 787 is one I avoid like the plague.
ATACB@reddit
Yep I’d much rather have a 350
Expo737@reddit
The A350 kicks the 787s ass, it looks miles better, sounds better (that noise on takeoff - from outside of course, makes it sound like it has a pair).
The thing is though to be honest, it all comes down to the airline and its decisions in terms of cabin layout and configuration, that said the best flight I've ever had in my life was with Singapore Airlines on their A350 back in 2024, on the flip side I did BA on an A350 and hated it, both times it was in premium economy - of course, compare the two airlines and there's your difference :)
ATACB@reddit
I sit up front and am very much tray table gang
BoringBob84@reddit
Apparently, you hate everything about the aircraft because you are mad that the crew didn't let you blast sunlight at the other 300 sleeping passengers.
Expo737@reddit
Hmm no, it's just a crap aircraft, but also with regard to that it was a sunset and the cabin lights were also still set to bright, not to mention we were still climbing...
BoringBob84@reddit
That it why it sells so well. /sarcasm
Laymanao@reddit
The 747 was the last good Boeing. The rest is overshadowed by the rival from Toulouse .
Expo737@reddit
I adored the 747, I was fortunate to work on some and they were old crates by the time I got on them (200/300 series, just missed out on the 100 by a year or so) but they were special, there just was something about the 747, it's size and grandeur I guess.
I'd say the 757 and 767 were great aircraft too, the 757 was a big favourite of mine, never had one go tech.
I'm entirely Airbus now, it's a little bit funny but when I first worked on A320s they were 1990s vintage and I hated them (I was dual fleet A320/321/B757/B767 at that airline) and was lucky to only be on them a couple of times per month. At both my previous and current airlines I'm on them daily and they are so much better, though our "Spaceflex" galleys are a nightmare and are pure evil but aside from that they are good birds, at least from a cabin crew perspective ;) Our pilots like them too, I just can't comment on that.
Comfortable-Bonus421@reddit
You know, you can say the name Airbus here. It’s the internet, nobody will care! :)
noxondor_gorgonax@reddit
I'll concede that the 787 flights I took were some of the most comfortable and stable. But I really, really hate those shades. On my last trip I went from Brazil to Japan via USA and back, all I wanted was to look down over Alaska and appreciate the landscape but nooooooooooooo all shades were dimmed. I haaaaaate them 😆
Js987@reddit
Yeah, I’m personally not a fan of the e-shades on the 787. Aside from the fact that the FAs can use them to force darkness, the early ones (which United owns and whose metal I usually fly on) get surprisingly hot on the sun side of a trans-Pacific daytime flight. Boeing’s supplier fixed the issue supposedly, but that only helps later units.
BoringBob84@reddit
I love them. The crew can darken them and them use the intensity and hue of the cabin lighting to simulate circadian rhythms and significantly reduce jet lag. The electronic shades prevent those few jackasses from disturbing everyone else's sleep by letting the sun in.
With that said, the crew doesn't have to force them all the way dark, especially when it is already dark outside. The point shouldn't be to deny passengers from seeing cool things outside.
stuntin102@reddit
I HATE it when the crew forces them dark. I paid for the window I would like to look out the whole time if I want.
BoringBob84@reddit
I understand that. I do also. However, other people would like to sleep so that they have less jet lag at their destinations.
lroger25@reddit
Eye mask.... That's the same logic as I want to read a book so turn all the cabin light on full instead of using your own reading light. Personal accountability, you shouldn't have any say over the person who likely payed to and choose to sit at the window. I for one love the way the world looks from above, and like to have the shade open whenever I sit there.
BoringBob84@reddit
I do also. However, what I want is not more important than what 300 other passengers want.
lroger25@reddit
Well 40% probably want it up, 40% probably want it down and 20% probably don't care either way, you'll never make everyone happy so I might as well enjoy what I payed for!
BoringBob84@reddit
Is it important to you what the other passengers paid for?
lroger25@reddit
They could have chosen to sit at the window and keep it in the position they wanted. The thing about public spaces is you really have no control over them. If I want it dark and someone at the window wants to let the light in who am I to stop them, and same goes for the reverse, if I want it open who are they to stop me from enjoying the view? All you can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. If it's light out and you wanna sleep bring an eye mask, if it's dark out and you want to read bring a book light use the reading light. All you can really do is Prepare yourself.
BoringBob84@reddit
Or you can choose to fly on a 787, where selfish jackasses cannot interrupt your sleep by opening the shades and blasting you with sunlight when you have important meetings to attend at your destination.
lroger25@reddit
Well I'm glad your so much more important than little ol me just trying to enjoy the seat I payed for, not my company.. maybe your company should put you in first class since that meeting is so important, then you can control the window shade
BoyLilikoi@reddit
Brother, your inability to see any perspectives other than your own is telling. Walking thru the world with a I’d better get what I can with no responsibility whatsoever to the collective good is such a miserable existence.
Evil_Rich@reddit
wrong..
I think you meant "I better get what I *PAID FOR*...
I pay for a window seat so I can.. (wait for it) USE THE WINDOW TO LOOK OUTSIDE..
if you want to control the window? You pay for the seat and you can open it, close it, turn it up half way.. whatever you like, because... (again.. wait for it) you *PAID FOR IT*...
BoringBob84@reddit
Only what I want matters. I paid for a ride and that entitles me to control every aspect of someone else's aircraft. I do not care about the consequences to 300 other people. /sarcasm
Evil_Rich@reddit
see.. you keep missing it. I paid for a window seat. That gives me control of said window. If you don't llke it, you have several options. 1. pay for said window seat. then you have control. 2. bring an eye mask, then you control how bright your world is. 3. figure out that the world doesn't revolve around you and when I pay for something and use it, you don't get much say in the matter, so grow up.
BoringBob84@reddit
That is profoundly ironic!
Evil_Rich@reddit
>shrug< I'm going to remind you that I paid for the window. I am not responsible for your comfort. you are. if you don't like brite? deal with it on your end mate :)
BoringBob84@reddit
No you didn't. You paid for a ride. The rest is at the airline's discretion.
The UAL Contract of Carriage doesn't even include the words, "window," "shade," "tint," or "dim."
Evil_Rich@reddit
now you're just being pedantic.
BoringBob84@reddit
A personal insult is a sign of a weak argument, and this is no exception. Nowhere in the contract does it give passengers the sole authority to control their window shades. That is the crew's decision.
Evil_Rich@reddit
an nowhere in that document does it say that i have to dim my window for your comfort. you're trying to argue from a moving platform. a sign that you are either being a pedantic troll trying to get a reaction, or can't hear yourself.
I'd suggest some self reflection. oh, and that you quit changing your argument midstream in future discussions.
BoringBob84@reddit
Are you an AI bot? I cannot imagine a human being arguing such a baseless point so tenaciously. Passengers are required to follow crew member's instructions. That is all.
Which_Material_3100@reddit
Yep. Paid for the window, and especially when climbing out and descent I’m looking outside.
baydre@reddit
Put a eye mask on it's not that hard.
BoringBob84@reddit
Aren't you the main character? 300 people have to wear eye masks because you want to look outside. /sarcasm
baydre@reddit
If it's bright out when you want to sleep, the odds are there's people on the plane who would like to be awake. Get a fuckin eye mask.
BoringBob84@reddit
Main characters like this are why the cabin crew needs the authority to darken all of the windows.
baydre@reddit
No you are just incredibly selfish. Sorry putting on what are essentially comfortable glasses is too much for you.
BoringBob84@reddit
That is right. The person who expects 300 other people to adapt to his whims is the victim here. /sarcasm
baydre@reddit
Do you understand the point that your night time is not always other peoples night time? Why would you make other people sit in the dark when it's the middle of the day for them?
BoringBob84@reddit
Airlines do this for the comfort of their passengers. This is based on scientific research. Simulating nighttime by controlling the hue and brightness of the light can significantly reduce jet lag.
What if I decide that the temperature is too hot in the cabin? Am I entitled to demand that the crew adjust the temperature to my preferences without regard to what the other 300 passengers - who also paid for their tickets - want?
bravogates@reddit
I wonder if the windows on VT-ANB were darkened when it crashed, or if losing all of the engine generators caused them to lose their dimness.
_basilicofresco_@reddit
No, they usually don't get it right. Apparently the purpose is just to "keep them quiet". On my last 787 flight from Santiago de Chile to Madrid the landing time was at 2:00 p.m. and they forced the cabin dark until breakfast serving that was about 1 hour before the landing. Come on, it means to push the people to get the new time zone wrong.
Js987@reddit
They’re one of those nice idea in theory things for me, but in practice the crews that use their ability to set them seem to always lock them at the darkest setting (even on nighttime flights), and do so as early as possible, so you end up effectively straining to see most of the flight, should you wish to look outside. At least with the shades you could peek occasionally when passing over something cool.
BoringBob84@reddit
I can understand that from the standpoint of cabin crew workload; they shouldn't have to repeatedly change the settings manually.
I understand. I like to look out the window as well. It seems like this could be automated to adjust the tint to be just enough to maintain the cabin ambiance during sleepy-time while still allowing the night-owl passengers to see cool shit outside.
Js987@reddit
Boeing could have included an ambient light sensor setting, presumably, to maintain a specific degree of cabin darkness rather than a specific degree of tint. But the bean counters from McDonnell Douglas who took over management at Boeing probably would have vetoed a few extra dollars on the sensor.
BoringBob84@reddit
I worked on that development program as a supplier. Of course, they were cost-sensitive, but I didn't get the sense that they were pinching pennies. There may have been technical or safety reasons why automated tint was not included.
For example, they did studies on LED lighting to determine how luminance falls off with operating hours and they built systems to compensate for that so that the lights do not get dim as the aircraft ages.
Vast_Engineering_626@reddit
God forbid someone actually want to look at the view instead of a screen…
BoringBob84@reddit
That is why I said, "The point shouldn't be to deny passengers from seeing cool things outside."
Motor_Show_7604@reddit
They get swapped out new at about 10,000 hours.
remorsefulguy@reddit
You can make them transparent too … lol
noxondor_gorgonax@reddit
Not if they're overridden by the FA crew. I couldn't make them transparent and THAT'S why I hate them
branmaast@reddit
Does that any one else, unable to undim your window to see a sunrise or cool view?
WhalesForChina@reddit
Hey it’s called the Dreamliner for a reason.
htnut-pk@reddit
inigo_montonya@reddit
when it happened to me i thought i was seeing some special event. took me until they untinted them to realize
burlycabin@reddit
Oh, so it's not actually dark in the OP
Automaticman01@reddit
I've definitely thought it was dark and I was seeing the moon out the window, only to realize it was full daylight outside and I was looking at the sun when the tinting turned off.
lolrdrmmr@reddit
The odds will be even.
1khailaa@reddit
😂😂
ModerateDataDude@reddit
Headed towards VGer
Subject-Mode-6510@reddit
There's coffee in that nebula!
mmarzett@reddit
Two dimensional thinking.
HereticYojimbo@reddit
TRAFFIC TRAFFIC
Level off
Bigbang-Seeowhee@reddit
Déjà vu?
htnut-pk@reddit
Open your eyes
shawaj@reddit
"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see"
ForwardCulture@reddit
Shields up.
taft@reddit
are you not?
YetYetAnotherPerson@reddit
Damn. Now I have that wonderful James Horner composition going through my head
chemendonca@reddit
Yes. And OP's shields being inoperable is considerably more concerning than the lack of strobe lights, frankly.
IHaveSpoken000@reddit
"Captain Khan checking in from the flight deck, we've turned off the navigation lights to escape the Enterprise. Disregard any countdowns you may hear over the speakers."
DreddFett@reddit
Z minus 10,000 meters.
Torpedoes ready, sir.
Look sharp....Fire!
TseehnMarhn@reddit
His pattern indicates two dimensional thinking.
Js987@reddit
Khaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
GITS75@reddit
One of the best OG Trek movie 🖖
chaotic-adventurer@reddit
Boeing 787 does that
GITS75@reddit
Very Starfleet thing to hide in a Nebula it seems
Direct_Turn_1484@reddit
Turn off your reading lamp, the cube might detect it.
Nearby-Medicine9484@reddit
That's freaking beautiful.
winsav@reddit
Air France flies the Mutara Nebula now.
1965griff@reddit
Roof mounted
Extreme-Sympathy4385@reddit
Maybe they’re not on in a war zone?
PozhanPop@reddit
Could be an MEL item.
bobobibi520@reddit
Some guys I fly with will turn off all the lights in cloud because it can have really annoying reflections up front. But…. The same guys also forget to turn them back on once we are on top of the cloud deck…
Eknowltz@reddit
Wing is far enough from the FD on the 87 that you wouldn’t be seeing the reflections up front. Definitely worth while doing on some smaller metal though.
stygarfield@reddit
I've definitely turned off the strobes in an 87 because the reflections in the past.
Eknowltz@reddit
Interesting, after 1500 hours on the plane I can’t say it’s something I’ve run into yet
DogsOutTheWindow@reddit
What’re your thoughts of the 87?
Eknowltz@reddit
I love 90% of it and in almost every way it’s the best plane I’ve flown. It still feels like Boeing rushed the last 10% of it which feels a bit silly. There’s some unpolished aspects like when typing a free text to company or another plane you have to move the curious down each line yet on the 777 and the max it’s done automatically. The CCD (trackpad to move the mouse) is awful and doesn’t function correctly on 95% of the tails I’m on. The sunshades are probably worse than if you just stuck maps up in the windows. Our captains seat at our company is locked out of tilting because it impedes the emergency door panel.
Overall I love the machine, I love the design philosophy, the air system they used and so many other aspects of the plane but wish they took the time to work out the last handful of issues with the same level of polish they used on the rest of the plane.
DogsOutTheWindow@reddit
That’s fantastic feedback, I hope you’re able to get that back to 787 program. I’m amazed to hear some of those issues so hoping there’s something in work to fix them. I was on that program for many years so always curious to hear what pilots think.
stygarfield@reddit
🤷♂️
I wouldn't say it's often, but I've definitely been annoyed enough to shut them off for a bit.
cloopz@reddit
What airline do you fly for on the 787 and what does your FCOM or FCTM say about that? Doesn’t ever mention anything about "in the event there’s too much cloud and the flashing of the strobes ever bothers you. Turn off all exterior lights"
I would NEVER turn off nav/strobes airborne. That’s insane.
ApartMuffin9452@reddit
Isn't this how you get your flight license revoked?
Entire-Hospital-8892@reddit
fuse was out
shadowzzzz16@reddit
That view is incredible. Pilot probably just forgot the lights honestly. Happens.
onedollalama@reddit
My guess Nav lights are on but obfuscated to your view via the dreamliners window tints and your viewing angle.
slumplus@reddit
Plus that this is a route which probably has some of the lowest humidity in the world. Often you can only see the wingtip strobes when it’s reflecting off moisture in the air
9pinguin1@reddit
Unrelated to OP’s question but that’s actually a very common misconception people have when it comes to the Middle East. They assume since a lot of the countries are made up of deserts they’re very dry. A lot of these countries have their capital cities/large cities along coastlines and record very high levels of humidity. Not year long but far from what people believe.
Afraid_Stuff_History@reddit
Yeah as a Texan with some experience in the ME...Doha was a lot more humid than I expected!
ValhallaAir@reddit
The flight also goes over the Sahara
9pinguin1@reddit
Yeah just referring to the initial part of the flight
Wrong_Lingonberry_79@reddit
Strobe lights are not on the wings bud.
quik916@reddit
When the plane was designed they really didn't care if you, on the inside, could see a light that's used by other pilots, in other planes, to see the one you are inside of. Do you think there is something wrong with the plane because you inside the plane looking out can see?
You cant see the tires of the plane either... does that mean they are unsafe? Or missing? Or not in the wheel compartments of the belly?
Shhhhhh.... . sit back, relax, and leave the pilot stuff to the pilots.
Ceryol@reddit
Wow, this was unnecessary...
quik916@reddit
Perhaps, However OP making a post about a nav light was also unnecessary. It's the internet, most all of it is unnecessary. While you didn't like it, what i said was not wrong.
Artistic_Smile6112@reddit
Just enjoy your flight. Ask the crew if you’re that concerned
HeavyMetalPilot@reddit
They forgot. It happens.
MidsummerMidnight@reddit
No they didn't lol
HeavyMetalPilot@reddit
I’m an airline pilot. Sometimes you’re busy as you’re lining up and it gets missed. At my airline it’s not specifically listed on any checklists; I have seen it missed for many hours. It’s probably been missed and not caught at all many times too. What’s your aviation experience that makes you so sure?
MidsummerMidnight@reddit
You're a terrible pilot (if true), if you forget basics like that. Lights are simply not something that just "gets missed".
Playing flight sim doesn't make you a pilot btw
HeavyMetalPilot@reddit
lol okay you’re a troll. Got it.
MidsummerMidnight@reddit
Says the guy pretending to be a pilot...
n108bg@reddit
Someone probably forgot a checklist item
rkba260@reddit
Unlikely. Nav lights are on anytime there is power to the plane, 90% we get there they're on. Its not part of any checklist.
More likely, they (the navs and strobes) are not visible from this vantage point.
Jimmy_Fromthepieshop@reddit
Is there even a switch for them?
Festivefire@reddit
Yes. Here are the switches pointed out on the lighting panel on the overhead.
rkba260@reddit
Lol guy... I do this for a living, there is no checklist for a power from cold and dark. Just a flow.
stygarfield@reddit
We have one at my current airline 🤷♂️
rkba260@reddit
Paper checklist, in the plane, located on the glareshield?
Or buried in the QRH or flows?
stygarfield@reddit
Our only paper checklist on the glare shield is pass Evac and engine fire on ground. All normal paper checklists are in the QRH normal section, and only referenced when the ECL isn't available (say for a dark aircraft), or deicing.
rkba260@reddit
Well, on the guppy, our paper checklist is preflight to termination, there is no power up checklist.
stygarfield@reddit
Ah yeah, the 787 is a bit more modern
rkba260@reddit
Ive also got a 777 type. ECLs... no power up checklist, memory flow.
stygarfield@reddit
I just checked, ours do have one. Different strokes for different airlines I guess 🤷♂️
railker@reddit
I think the checklist item is usually 'Exterior Lights: As Required', would be surprised if they listed every single external light as a checklist line, have to see.
Imaginary_Amoeba3461@reddit
Lights usually aren’t part of a paper checklist. Power up flow, sure.
My current plane, the 220 is sort of a exception because it has a electronic checklist, and airline stuffs a lot more items into it because the plane senses the position of the switch and checks the item automatically.
TomasHertl@reddit
The 787 primary function is to transport those displays around, passengers and cargo are just secondary functions.
Festivefire@reddit
I for one am a fan of a good glass cockpit layout with big and easy to read MFDs. The future is here, Boeing just sucks at implementing it for a reasonable price.
IllIIllIlIlI@reddit
Neither are a checklist item with my operator (not sure if different operators can add to Boeings ECLs) but nav lights should be picked up on walk around, Strobes should be turned on once cleared to enter a runway. Some pilots do turn nav lights off when flying in daylight the whole flight to save the bulbs (I wouldn’t personally but I’m not arguing over minutia).
Afilador2112@reddit
I doubt it. A fuse, but probably not a switch.
Festivefire@reddit
There are most certainly switches for the nav lights and the strobes.
If you don't actually know the answer, why make some bullshit up when you could easily look it up yourself, or simply not answer?
Afilador2112@reddit
Fair enough. Will leave comment there to fully receive my shaming. Probably delete after a while to declutter things.
DeadlyInertia@reddit
There are switches for nav lights on the 787, yes
Own_Investment2027@reddit
There’s a switch on the Airbuses and I’m assuming most Boeings. Not sure for the 78. Can’t think why there wouldn’t be. You’d have to be able to take off at least the strobes at the gate and sim some ATC requests them to be taken off on taxiways.
flightist@reddit
What sort of madman wants to have them on when on a taxiway?!
Own_Investment2027@reddit
Most times if they’re on it was forgotten
IllIIllIlIlI@reddit
There’s a switch for both
BlackFoxTom@reddit
Yea
Lost-Actuary-2395@reddit
There's always a switch
storm_guy2002@reddit
Incorrect.
Most definitely part of necessary operational checklists and actually have switches for position, strobe, beacon. Etc.
rkba260@reddit
sigh
No. Nav lights are turned on anytime there is power on the aircraft, could be GPU, could be station power, could be APU, hell could be gens 1 & 2. If there is power to the systems, nav lights are on.
Strobes, anytime on an runway or in-flight.
Forward-Weather4845@reddit
Even on the apron the lights are on all the time.
railker@reddit
Even in the hangar we usually don't explicitly turn them off.
Slippery_when_RA@reddit
There could've also been a laser event.
S1075@reddit
That's one hell of a laser to catch them a cruise altitude through clouds.
teahugger@reddit
Yes. That’s the only logical explanation.
Flydiv1975@reddit
Pilot here and I turn them off frequently when flying in and out of clouds. The strobes reflect into the cockpit and is annoying. Also no other plane can see them anyway in the clouds so why take the headache.
PeachyFruity@reddit
I've seen this before, it's actually day outside lol.
Python1100@reddit
Wtf it’s gorgeous outside
hawaaa777@reddit (OP)
Sadly no, it’s the Dreamliner window tint, it turns everything purple
Python1100@reddit
Ah my bad. Haven’t had the chance to fly one yet :(
Electrical-Ear2958@reddit
But you're still gorgeous inside.
Oleshka_Rudenko@reddit
Ця точичка в хмарах то зараз вони летять
gwestr@reddit
Flying over war zone. Gotta be stealth like air force one.
Muted_Fuel7549@reddit
Maybe they valued their lives and didn't want to become a target
stovenn@reddit
sounds reasonable.
BrokeAssZillionaire@reddit
Looks like your flying business class? They make it so you can’t see the nav lights in the premium seats.
FuckRedidtDevCunts@reddit
It’s pretty important that the nav lights are only visible from certain angles. I suspect you just can’t see them from that angle. I couldn’t find any videos contradicting that. You can see the white ones from behind wing, which makes sense.
Xisrr1@reddit
Wow
airport-codes@reddit
I am a bot.
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hawaaa777@reddit (OP)
Bad bot
brosemitesam@reddit
I experienced this a few days ago as well. Was on a flight from Osaka to lax and clearly saw the lights (red specifically) in the beginning of the flight but noticed it wasn’t on later. I don’t recall if it stopped when they dimmed the flights for us to sleep.
pjakma@reddit
More moisture and dust in the air at lower altitude, earlier in the flight, for light to be reflected off and diffused by. Minimal moisture and dust in the air at altitude, so light is not reflected / diffused back towards you.
Would be my guess for one possible factor in explaining this...
vulturez@reddit
The langaliers are coming!
No-Device9874@reddit
Nice seat
Clarksonism@reddit
/r/humblebrag
meteu51@reddit
Keep an eye out for the Langoliers
flightwatcher45@reddit
Maybe nothing in the air to reflect off for you to see.
EliteEthos@reddit
Who cares. Why do so many people here want to micromanage what is going on in the cockpit?
I can’t see my position lights ln my 150 while in flight… should I post about it on Reddit?
piratedevo@reddit
Mr "flight instructor", I'm sure the FAA would love to discuss your lack of caring about safety.
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CuteTransRat@reddit
The lights are there for a reason? Idk why youre defending making the air less safe
EliteEthos@reddit
I never said anything should be more unsafe. But it isn’t the passengers job, or this subreddits, to try and police their flights or the pilots flying them.
Not to mention, many of these lights are shielded so they aren’t seen in the aircraft, as to not disorient the pilots while the lights are on. And in clear weather, OP wouldn’t see them either.
People here spin out on the wildest stuff.
ProcyonHabilis@reddit
No one is policing anything. This is a curiosity post from an aviation enthusiast that you're going off on.
I can see that, yes.
Finallyjoining@reddit
Deep breath big boy. Aviation subreddits are where people can ask aviation related questions. :)
MTScupper@reddit
Majority seems to think you’re spinning out
Dwight_Shrute_@reddit
Dawg you're the one spinning out here. OP is a passanger on a plane, who is also interested in planes. He notices something that seems strange, is curious about it and wants to learn more, and reaches out to this community. He's obviously very open for learning and interpretation. The top comment is a joke. Who else is spinning out besides you
antisebastian@reddit
Sometimes i forget to open or sometimes they are on MEL.
StockholmParkk@reddit
I think it was the window tints screwing it up, they SHOULD be on
clean_real@reddit
I wonder if the window shading filters out certain lights..