A student and a flight instructor are on a dual, night cross country when the instructor turns down the panel lights and says: “OK, you’ve just lost your lights, what are you going to do?”
Student pulls out a flashlight.
Student: “I get out my flashlight.”
Instructor grabs flashlight.
Instructor: “The batteries are dead, now what are you going to do?”
Student pulls out another flashlight.
Student: “I get out my other flashlight.”
Instructor grabs next flashlight.
Instructor: “The bulb is burned out on this one, now what?”
Student pulls out yet a third flashlight.
Student: “I use this flashlight.”
Instructor grabs this one too.
Instructor: “ALL your flashlights are dead. Now what?”
Student: “I use this glow stick.”
Instructor: “Sighhhhhh, just fly the plane without any lights, OK?”