On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:44:25 -0700, you wrote to Freelance Traveller:

>I just flew Delta into Atlanta for a trade show. The pilot turned down the
>cabin lights before starting down the runway.  How Vilani of him.

I don't know what type of aircraft you were in, but I can see this
happening if the entire aircraft overhead lights are on a single
circuit, cockpit and cabin both, and the pilot wanted to cut glare from
the overheads onto the instruments. Time-of-day is possibly also a
factor; I'd consider it more likely for twilight or night flights than
day flights. One thing I'm sure _isn't_ the reason is because the power
plant can't generate enough power to handle both the engines and the
lights... :)

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