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Fenced out during daytime

• Turn on Strobe and Full Position Lights.
• Viggen: Only Anti Collision Lights.

Fenced out at night or during really bad weather

• Turn on Strobe, Full Position Lights and Full Formation Lights.
• Viggen: All lights on.

Position lights to Steady or Flash?

• For aircraft that can set position lights to different modes (F-5E, A-10C, L-39C, F-16C etc), set the position lights to the Steady position.

When fenced in

• Turn all lights off. This is normally done by simply switching the master lights switch off.
• At night, or in poor weather, you may leave the lights on as needed if you need to stay in formation.

Taxi/landing lights

• When taxiing at an airport, turn taxi lights on when you are moving or about to move.
• When temporarily stopping, for instance when holding short of a runway, turn taxi lights off until you're about to move.
• Before landing on a runway, always turn landing lights on.
• In some aircraft (F/A-18C for instance) taxi and landing lights use the same switch.

During CASE 1 carrier ops

• Turn all lights off. This is normally done by simply switching the master lights switch off.
• Do not use taxi/landing lights during carrier ops.

During CASE 3 carrier ops

• When starting up on the boat, turn on Strobe, Full Position Lights and Full Formation Lights, but set the master lights switch to OFF, making your aircraft go dark.
• Just before taking off, when calling "Salute" and setting full power, set the master lights switch to ON, enabling all lights.
• Do not use taxi/landing lights during carrier ops.