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Originally Posted by captainphil  When i'm on an airline flight , before we taxi the pilot shuts the lights off down the aisles of the plane. Can someone explain to me why this is? Is it if theres a fire so someone can see in or what is the cause? |
Not to get too technical but usually when an engine is started the lights go out when the electrical load is transfered from the APU to the engines. Depends on the airplane.