I agree about using the landing lights on landing. I never got to use it when I was training, darn thing was always blown out in the cessna I trained in. I learned how to atripulate(spelling, go ahead and bash me if it's wrong) between the runway lights. My wife tells me that I land better at night. Oh, and I do that a bunch, why, my wife likes to watch the sunset and fly over the city, cool lights she says. So I've done plenty of night, very dark, landings, with NO lights. Well the flashy things at least. With only lights, on the lowest setting, along the sides of the runway. I remember one flight with the Cessna that was really dark out, snow on the ground, with the landing light covered with snow as well, very faint, I had blinky lights for the approach on each side of the runway, but that was it. OH, and the cessna landing lights were out. I asked the instructor, you able to see ok, he gave a slow, ya. I said ok, we'll do this, than he said, make it a soft field landing. If some of you don't remember this landing, it's where you set up the deflection of the wings and use power to lower yourself onto the runway. I didn't know where the runway was, just the center. I just kept lowering the rpm and then finally, bump, a slight one and perfect. I landed, did the touch and go and went on my way. Was asked if I wanted to do it again, I said, naw, lets go back to our home field. Thankfully he said, ok.
I'm also planing on wigwag. For the same reasons mentioned, to be seen on landing, even in the daytime.
