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2. 11:36 PM - Re: cockpit lighting (Dan Checkoway)
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| Subject: | cockpit lighting |
Doing some electrical planning.
For those currently active in the rv flying community, what interior
lighting options work best or seem common?
Here's what I'm thinking so far.
- Baggage area light. on/off switch in baggage area, not in panel. So just
a line back to a breaker for planning purposes.
- I'm figuring no map lighting, I'll just rely on portable lighting.
- light to illuminate the cockpit (maybe below the panel) just to help when
getting in/out of the plane at night or to make it easier to find something
dropped. For this I suppose I'd add a switch on the panel itself.
Thanks,
******************************************
Don Hall
N517DG (registered)
rv7 fuselage
http://rv7.donka.net <http://rv7.donka.net/>
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| Subject: | Re: cockpit lighting |
How about just using a compact LED flashlight? ;-)
Playing devil's advocate. Tally up your last 24 months' worth of night
flight hours & honestly assess your needs. LED lights weigh next to
nothing but a few wires here, a few wires there, a few switches here, a
few switches there, it does add up. Imho KISS & light.
Speaking for myself, 1258 hours in my RV-7, only 61 hours at night.
Less than 5%. And this is coming from a guy who used to fly 25-30% at
night. I just don't do it nearly as much anymore. Again, just speaking
for myself, but it's good to be honest about your own "night needs."
So much of what we pile into these airplanes is superfluous. I know
more people who say, "I woulda left that out," than I do people who say,
"I wish I put such-and-such in." An example would be my buddy who is
selling an RV-6 with 3 landing lights, full interior lighting, etc. His
plane is HEAVY. Not the best climber. And that 2% he flies at night,
boy he loves that lighting... ;-)
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D
www.rvproject.com / www.weathermeister.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Hall
To: rv7-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:33 PM
Subject: RV7-List: cockpit lighting
Doing some electrical planning.
For those currently active in the rv flying community, what interior
lighting options work best or seem common?
Here's what I'm thinking so far.
- Baggage area light. on/off switch in baggage area, not in panel.
So just a line back to a breaker for planning purposes.
- I'm figuring no map lighting, I'll just rely on portable lighting.
- light to illuminate the cockpit (maybe below the panel) just to help
when getting in/out of the plane at night or to make it easier to find
something dropped. For this I suppose I'd add a switch on the panel
itself.
Thanks,
******************************************
Don Hall
N517DG (registered)
rv7 fuselage
http://rv7.donka.net
******************************************
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