KJBSouth
Well Known Member
The alarm went off at 3:00 AM. Dolly heard it an woke me.
The plan was to regain nighttime currency, three takeoff and landings to a full stop at night. We wanted to fly to St. Petersburg (KSPG) the next day to see the Kratt brothers show at the Mahaffee theater, a short walk from the airport. The return would be at night.
Everything went just as it should. The tires and tanks were full; all the nuts were on their bolts. I taxied from the hangar pad and clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights. No lights. I tried both tower and ground frequencies. I tried three, five and seven clicks. No lights. Frustration and a nice photo.
Stupid me. I didn't try Unicom . Fixed that and became current in the evening while the tower was still open.
The plan was to regain nighttime currency, three takeoff and landings to a full stop at night. We wanted to fly to St. Petersburg (KSPG) the next day to see the Kratt brothers show at the Mahaffee theater, a short walk from the airport. The return would be at night.
Everything went just as it should. The tires and tanks were full; all the nuts were on their bolts. I taxied from the hangar pad and clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights?clicked the mike to turn on the taxi and runway lights. No lights. I tried both tower and ground frequencies. I tried three, five and seven clicks. No lights. Frustration and a nice photo.
Stupid me. I didn't try Unicom . Fixed that and became current in the evening while the tower was still open.