Cessna 208B - Courtesy Lights; Interior Lighting; Lighting Control Knobs

CESSNA SECTION 7
MODEL 2088 (675 SHP) AIRPLANE AND SYSTEMS DESCRIPTION
LIGHTING SYSTEM (Continued)
WARNING
THE FLASHING BEACON SHOULD NOT BE USED
WHEN FLYING THROUGH CLOUDS OR OVERCAST;
THE FLASHING LIGHT REFLECTED FROM WATER
DROPLETS OR PARTICLES IN THE ATMOSPHERE,
PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT, CAN CAUSE
DISORIENTATION OR VERTIGO.
COURTESY LIGHTS
Two courtesy lights are installed, one under each wing. The lights
illuminate the area outside of the airplane adjacent to the crew entry
doors. The lights operate in conjunction with the cabin lights and are
controlled by the cabin light switches as described in the Cabin Lights
paragraph in this section.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Instrument and control panel lighting is provided by integral, flood, and
post lights. Four concentric-type dual lighting control knobs are
grouped together on the lower part of the instrument panel to the lefl of
the control pedestal. These four controls vary the intensity of the
instrument panel lighting, the lefl sidewall switch and circuit breaker
panel lighting, the pedestal lighting, and the overhead panel lighting.
The following paragraphs describe the function of these controls. Other
miscellaneous lighting provided or available includes a control wheel
maplight, cabin lights, passenger reading lights, and a no smokinglseat
belt sign. Discussion of these lights and their controls is also included in
the following paragraphs.
LEFT FLIGHT PANEULEFT FLOOD LIGHTING CONTROL KNOBS
The large (outer) knob of this control, labeled L FLT PANEL, varies the
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intensity of the postlights illuminating the left portion of the instrument
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panel directly in front of the pilot. The control also varies the intensity of
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the integral lighting of the digital clock, HSI, FCI, and radio instruments.
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The small (inner) knob of the control, labeled L FLOOD, varies the
brightness of the left side floodlight located on the right aft side of the
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overhead panel. This floodlight may also be used to illuminate the left
sidewall switch and circuit breaker panel. Clockwise rotation of either of
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counterclockwise rotation decreases brightness.
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