---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/05/13: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:46 PM - Re: RV8-List: Landing/Taxi Light Options (Matt Dralle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:46:24 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: RV-List: Re: RV8-List: Landing/Taxi Light Options At 11:58 AM 4/5/2013 Friday, you wrote: >I would like some feedback on this subject as it is one of the loose ends in planning my electrical system. I have settled on AeroLED for the position lights/strobes, but am having difficulty sorting through all the landing/taxi light options. Plan A would be to use LED lights in the tips, but I am not sure what all will or will not fit there. Although I understand that leading edge lights are an easy installation, I would just prefer not to incur the additional work to do the leading edge cutouts. Another question: Given the landing attitude of the 8, are separate landing and taxi lights required? Seems to me that maybe a combination of the right output and targeting angle could work using single light sources in each tip. > >Stan Loer >RV8 QB I installed two Duckworks 50w HID lights, one in each wing tip; one angled for Taxi, one for Landing. Installation was straightforward. Brightness of the HID lights is amazing! On final approach, I light the whole runway up! Like landing during the day! I highly recommend the Duckworks product; one in each wing. I've got no question that I'm going to be able to make a safe landing with the amount and position of light I get from the installation. And that's really what its all about. Here is a detailed installation log on my experience: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=MattsRV8&project=638&category=2982&log=81622&row=175 There are 9 parts to the log, so be sure to click through all of the various pictures and log entries related. Best, - Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV "Ruby Vixen" http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's Complete RV-8 Construction Log http://www.mattsrv8.com/Mishap - Landing Mishap Rebuild Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: 172+ Hours TTSN - Rebuilding Fuselage After Landing Mishap... RV-6 #20916 N360EM "The Flyer" http://www.mattsrv6.com - Matt's RV-6 Revitalization Log Status: 120+ Hours Since Purchase - Upgrades Complete; Now In Full Flyer Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-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/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-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.