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| Subject: | Re: 801 Landing Light |
I think people discount the light bar idea, it works really well and is very
convenient. Especially since it is easily removable. I leave it on all the
time though. It looks cool as well, and I have had a lot of comments
at the airport when people see it. Not to mention favorable comments
over the radio from jealous pilots holding short when they see how
well I am lighting the runway on final.
When I built my Kitfox I put halogen wingtip lights in it. Personally I was
never happy with them. They were difficult to align, and I never did get
good runway illumination. Putting on the light bar worked great. The
lights are big, they are close to the fueslage and probably well inside
the turbulated air along the bottom so they don't produce a lot of drag.
With the big halogens I can aim the plane and illuminate the runway
all the way on final. Reflected light off the belly easily illuminates the
ground under the plane on short final which really helps in the tail
dragger at night. Anybody who has landed a taildragger at night
will know exactly what I mean, since it can be a hair raising feeling
flaring into a dark void when you can't see over the nose. I think
in a trigear it will be even better.
I welded the light bar together myself in an evening, it took a LOT less
time to put together than fitting the lenses to the tips for the wingtip
lights, were I to do it all over I would have never put in the tip lights
to begin with.
I think if I built a Lancair I would probably not think about a light bar,
but on a utility plane ... I think they are a great solution.
Regards,
Jeff
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| Subject: | Re: 801 Landing Light |
I agree, it is a great idea....
do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
-- "n85ae" <n85ae@yahoo.com> wrote:
I think people discount the light bar idea, it works really well and is
very
convenient. Especially since it is easily removable. I leave it on all t
he
time though. It looks cool as well, and I have had a lot of comments
at the airport when people see it. Not to mention favorable comments
over the radio from jealous pilots holding short when they see how
well I am lighting the runway on final.
When I built my Kitfox I put halogen wingtip lights in it. Personally I
was
never happy with them. They were difficult to align, and I never did get
good runway illumination. Putting on the light bar worked great. The
lights are big, they are close to the fueslage and probably well inside
the turbulated air along the bottom so they don't produce a lot of drag.
With the big halogens I can aim the plane and illuminate the runway
all the way on final. Reflected light off the belly easily illuminates t
he
ground under the plane on short final which really helps in the tail
dragger at night. Anybody who has landed a taildragger at night
will know exactly what I mean, since it can be a hair raising feeling
flaring into a dark void when you can't see over the nose. I think
in a trigear it will be even better.
I welded the light bar together myself in an evening, it took a LOT less
time to put together than fitting the lenses to the tips for the wingtip
lights, were I to do it all over I would have never put in the tip light
s
to begin with.
I think if I built a Lancair I would probably not think about a light ba
r,
but on a utility plane ... I think they are a great solution.
Regards,
Jeff
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=188473#188473
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