Light Penalty

[nem]

Hmm. I switch on the LL pretty much whenever I feel like it - i.e. someonewhere between leaving the TWY and entering the RWY. No problems so far.

Just to make sure that we're talking on the same basis here, lemme recap the lights policies:

At gate/ramp: Nav lights on (they're always on), all others off.
Immediately before engine start (usually on pushback): Beacon on
On taxiway: taxi lights on (also at daytime, but not when still facing the gate/terminal, don't blind the ground crew )
When entering RWY: LL on and Strobe on (question to real world pilots: are the taxi lights left on?)
When climbing 10000': LL (and taxi ligths?) off
When descending 10000': LL (and taxi lights?) on
When leaving RWY: LL and strobe off
On engine shutdown: Beacon off