I live near a major airport and see commercial planes with huge front headlights shining in the night sky. What could they be good for way up in the sky, though? I get that when they are taking off/landing headlights are necessary. Why not give them lights like a boat, with a green in front and a red in back?
Boats and planes have green at their starboard and red at their board side.
The red zone has always been for loading and unloading, and there is never stopping in a white zone.
Why pretend, we both know perfectly well what this is about. You want me to have an abortion.
Easy to remember:
Red is on the opposite side from Right
“No red port left in the bottle”
Red lights are on the Port side which is Left for the nautically challenged.
Left on read
From which orientation?
The pilot’s point of view
The one where red is on the left.
Straight of course.
red right returning for boats/buoys
Working on the ramp we learned “if the red is on the right, you’re in the wrong place.” I.e., planes have the right-of-way over anyone else normally.
And Starboard has 2 R’s which makes it the right.
*port
E: (Sorry)
Ha, I was going to comment on this.
Boats are also supposed to have white lights at the stern and (if they have one) at the top of the mast.