Taxi light on during day ops... good or bad?

[Alcatraz]

Any 737 operators tell you guys to be sure and NOT use the taxi-light for take-off and landing? Unlike the DC-9/MD's, the 737 taxi light is installed BELOW the strut, thus getting more of a beating. The filament, when hot, is more likely to break with sudden motion than when it's cold, thus..leave it OFF for take-off and landing.

Just curious if you've heard the same.

I would think the reason you don't use the taxi light during takeoff is because it stays on even with the wheel up in the well on the classics (and might theoretically get less cooling? or easier to forget?).

This isn't an issue on the NGs, though, which turn off automatically, but the procedure might be carried over for commonality.

 

[Palomino]

I would think the reason you don't use the taxi light during takeoff is because it stays on even with the wheel up in the well on the classics (and might theoretically get less cooling? or easier to forget?).

This isn't an issue on the NGs, though, which turn off automatically, but the procedure might be carried over for commonality.

737 taxi light is so darn weak it should be called a 'taxi mood indicator'. i guess it serves well as an indicator of aircraft motion though.

 

[007]

At $70 a pop each time they heat up and burn out, I just try and pay more attention.

Besides nobody communicates with me anyways, all I ever get is middle fingers.....