Short Final: Bright Lights; Big City

News Discussion
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A student pilot was on a night cross-country in the Atlanta area.

Cessna 1234Y: “Peachtree Tower, Cessna One Two Three Four Yankee. Turn on the runway lights now please.”

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/if-you-dont-ask-you-will-never-get-what-you-want
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Great one, horse blinders come to mind but wouldn’t work for vertical view.

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So true! I used to live in Atlanta and fly out of PDK, and it was really hard to spot at night, VFR. The fact that the ATL Bravo starts just south of the airport doesn’t help. It always helps to load in instrument approach, and fly to the final approach fix. Some GPSs also show extended runway centerlines, which can be a big help as well.