At the decision altitude, if you see flashing lights approaching, what are they and can you continue?

At the decision altitude, if you see flashing lights approaching, what are they and can you continue?

• A. Flashing Approach Lights or "rabbit lights"; you can continue the approach
• B. Runway edge lights; you can continue the approach
• C. Taxiway lights; you can continue the approach
• D. Beacon lights; you cannot continue

Answer: (A)

At decision altitude on a precision approach, you may continue only if you have the required visual references to land. The flashing lights you’re seeing are the approach lighting system, commonly called rabbit lights, which line the approach path toward the runway. Their flashing, visible in your final moments of planning, signals that you’re in position to verify the runway environment and proceed to land when you have those cues in sight. If you don’t see the runway and the necessary references, you must go around. Other lights mentioned aren’t the clear, direct indication needed to continue from this altitude: runway edge lights mark the runway’s boundary but don’t confirm readiness to land; taxiway lights are for ground movement away from the runway; beacon lights indicate the airport is active but don’t provide the specific landing cue at decision altitude.

At decision altitude on a precision approach, you may continue only if you have the required visual references to land. The flashing lights you’re seeing are the approach lighting system, commonly called rabbit lights, which line the approach path toward the runway. Their flashing, visible in your final moments of planning, signals that you’re in position to verify the runway environment and proceed to land when you have those cues in sight. If you don’t see the runway and the necessary references, you must go around. Other lights mentioned aren’t the clear, direct indication needed to continue from this altitude: runway edge lights mark the runway’s boundary but don’t confirm readiness to land; taxiway lights are for ground movement away from the runway; beacon lights indicate the airport is active but don’t provide the specific landing cue at decision altitude.