---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/10/20: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:44 PM - LED Landing Light (Galin Hernandez) 2. 05:52 PM - Re: LED Landing Light (Galin Hernandez) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:44:57 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: KIS-List: 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. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:52:01 PM PST US From: Galin Hernandez Subject: Re: KIS-List: 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 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. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.