Meaning of Lane lamps / lights being on
Hi
The instructions that came with my aircraft, an Aeroprakt Foxbat A22-LS, said that if a lane light was steady on that you should land immediately, and if it was flashing, you should only fly for 10 more hours. However, people routinely clear a steady lane light by switching it off and on. Also, if you are flying, and the lane light comes on, "immediately" has practicable implications. Is that in trees, a busy road, a small field, a big field, the next airport, the next place you can get repairs.
I did not know, until someone told me, that if a lane light is on, it means that that lane is not working. This means that if a lane light comes on, you should clear it straight away or the engine will be running more roughly on your gearbox. Am I right in thinking that if a lane light comes on steadily (not blinking) that the lane has stopped working? If so, why did Rotax not communicate that more directly? Should the documentation not be changed and made more explicit?