Status indicating light unit, comprising: a power input terminal, adapted to be coupled to an external power supply, an illumination circuit, comprising at least one LED (61, 62, 6n), and a pulsed power reception circuit, coupled to the illumination circuit and configured to draw power from the power input terminal in a pulsed manner, wherein the status indicating light unit is an exterior aircraft light unit, characterized in that the pulsed power reception circuit is configured to continuously emit power to the the illumination circuit, whereby a continuous illumination is provided by the illumination circuit, wherein the status indicating light unit further comprises: a continuous connection circuit, coupled to the illumination circuit and configured to provide a continuous power from the power input terminal to the illumination circuit, whereby a continuous illumination is provided by the illumination circuit, a mode selection switch adapted to couple the continuous connection circuit to the power input terminal in a continuous power draw mode, resulting in a continuous power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, and adapted to couple the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal in a pulsed power draw mode, resulting in a pulsed power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, an output light intensity detector, adapted to detect a level of an output light intensity of the illumination circuit, and a switch controller coupled to the output light intensity detector, the switch controller being adapted to control the mode selection switch so as to couple either the continuous connection circuit or the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal, depending on the level of the output light intensity detected by the output light intensity detector, wherein each of the respective power draw patterns of the status indicating light unit indicates a respective operational status of the status indicating light unit to the external power supply. a power input terminal, adapted to be coupled to an external power supply, an illumination circuit, comprising at least one LED (61, 62, 6n), and a pulsed power reception circuit, coupled to the illumination circuit and configured to draw power from the power input terminal in a pulsed manner, wherein the status indicating light unit is an exterior aircraft light unit, characterized in that the pulsed power reception circuit is configured to continuously emit power to the the illumination circuit, whereby a continuous illumination is provided by the illumination circuit, wherein the status indicating light unit further comprises: a continuous connection circuit, coupled to the illumination circuit and configured to provide a continuous power from the power input terminal to the illumination circuit, whereby a continuous illumination is provided by the illumination circuit, a mode selection switch adapted to couple the continuous connection circuit to the power input terminal in a continuous power draw mode, resulting in a continuous power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, and adapted to couple the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal in a pulsed power draw mode, resulting in a pulsed power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, an output light intensity detector, adapted to detect a level of an output light intensity of the illumination circuit, and a switch controller coupled to the output light intensity detector, the switch controller being adapted to control the mode selection switch so as to couple either the continuous connection circuit or the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal, depending on the level of the output light intensity detected by the output light intensity detector, a continuous connection circuit, coupled to the illumination circuit and configured to provide a continuous power from the power input terminal to the illumination circuit, whereby a continuous illumination is provided by the illumination circuit, a mode selection switch adapted to couple the continuous connection circuit to the power input terminal in a continuous power draw mode, resulting in a continuous power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, and adapted to couple the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal in a pulsed power draw mode, resulting in a pulsed power draw pattern of the status indicating light unit, an output light intensity detector, adapted to detect a level of an output light intensity of the illumination circuit, and a switch controller coupled to the output light intensity detector, the switch controller being adapted to control the mode selection switch so as to couple either the continuous connection circuit or the pulsed power reception circuit to the power input terminal, depending on the level of the output light intensity detected by the output light intensity detector, wherein each of the respective power draw patterns of the status indicating light unit indicates a respective operational status of the status indicating light unit to the external power supply.