A good pilot is always learning . . . .

I haven't pinned down who first said that a good pilot is always learning, but you can remove the adjective, good.  There is just no way you don't learn something every time you get into a plane even if you don't intend to.  Click here for interesting blurbs, Great Aviation Quotes, many related to flying and learning.

Learning on the ground is as interesting as learning in the air.  The last thing I learned on the ground, you don't need a beacon for any flight operation, even for IFR NIGHT operations.  Who woulda thunk it.  Exterior lighting needed:

• NAV
• STROBE
• LANDING

Interior lighting needed:

• PFD BEZEL and BACKLIGHTING
• MFD BEZEL and BACKLIGHTING
• SWITCH AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL
• STANDBY AIRSPEED
• STANDBY ALTIMETER
• MAGNETIC COMPASS
• ATTITUDE INDICATOR
• COCKPIT FLOOD

For VFR NIGHT operations you need the same exterior lighting but you can lose the PFD and MFD BEZEL lighting.