On Wed, 08 Aug 07, HK wrote:
showing an unbroken arc of the horizon of 112.5 degrees, from dead ahead
to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on each side."

Sidelights it is.

It may be technically legal but it's not necessarily safe. Passengers
like to stand next to the consol or even in front of it, effectively
blocking the light completely, or at least intermittently, making it
look like a blinking light.
Satisfying the law is one thing. But please locate them so we can see
you clearly when you're coming at us in the dark ;-)

Rick