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| Subject: | LED Landing Light |
Last year I upgraded the landing lights on my KIS4 from the AEROSUN 800 to
the Baja Design S2Pro. The Baja Design S2Pro lights come with different
light patterns but I couldn't find anybody that could tell me which was
best for an aviation application. I decided to go with the SPOT
light pattern which provides the best long range pattern thinking that for
night landing it would be the best option. After a year of flying with them
I realized they had an incredibly long range, I could see the runway
markings from over 500ft but once on the ground the visibility while
taxiing wasn't that good. There was an area in front of the airplane that
was dark and ground markings were very hard to see, especially when having
to turn.
Fast forward to last month when I decided to change from the SPOT pattern
to the COMBO pattern. All it took was to change the lens which cost just
over $15.00 per light. I just did some night flying after I made the change
and found the COMBO pattern is overall a much better pattern. I can easily
see the runway markings from 400ft but the ground visibility was
significantly improved. The previous dark area in front of the airplane is
well lit and I can see much better while taxiing.
It is kind of hard explaining this so I updated my webpage with pictures so
you can see what I am talking about. Look in MAINTENANCE > UPGRADES >
LANDING / RECOGNITION LIGHTS.
I hope this helps anybody debating on which light pattern to use in their
airplane. Overall these S2 Pro lights are superb and I highly recommend
them.
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| Subject: | Re: LED Landing Light |
I forgot to add a link to my webpage: www.puertoricoflyer.com
On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 8:45 PM Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Last year I upgraded the landing lights on my KIS4 from the AEROSUN 800 to
> the Baja Design S2Pro. The Baja Design S2Pro lights come with different
> light patterns but I couldn't find anybody that could tell me which was
> best for an aviation application. I decided to go with the SPOT
> light pattern which provides the best long range pattern thinking that for
> night landing it would be the best option. After a year of flying with them
> I realized they had an incredibly long range, I could see the runway
> markings from over 500ft but once on the ground the visibility while
> taxiing wasn't that good. There was an area in front of the airplane that
> was dark and ground markings were very hard to see, especially when having
> to turn.
>
> Fast forward to last month when I decided to change from the SPOT pattern
> to the COMBO pattern. All it took was to change the lens which cost just
> over $15.00 per light. I just did some night flying after I made the change
> and found the COMBO pattern is overall a much better pattern. I can easily
> see the runway markings from 400ft but the ground visibility was
> significantly improved. The previous dark area in front of the airplane is
> well lit and I can see much better while taxiing.
>
> It is kind of hard explaining this so I updated my webpage with pictures
> so you can see what I am talking about. Look in MAINTENANCE > UPGRADES >
> LANDING / RECOGNITION LIGHTS.
>
> I hope this helps anybody debating on which light pattern to use in their
> airplane. Overall these S2 Pro lights are superb and I highly recommend
> them.
>
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