Reply #66: I haven't gone into LEX for years but I -think- I recall that [View All]

[karlrschneider]

but I might be thinking of CRW, not sure. I read someplace this morning that the 4/22 lights were
inop a few days (nights) ago and perhaps they were thinking that was still the case and thught maybe
the 8/26 was the one with the functioning lights.* I guess I can see that happening and I don't know
the CRJ checklist but for ME, runway heading has -always- been the final item on mine. I got into
that habit from reading Ernest Gann's "Fate is the Hunter" when I was in school - he wrote about
taking off in zero-zero condx (not something I'd attempt but then I ain't Gann ;-))

* but the approach plates clearly show the 8/26 lights are inop UFN, maybe they didn't notice that.
Maybe the 1st officer can provide some info if and when he recovers...hopefully.
KS