Reflector: RE landing lights

Ronnie Brown reflector@tvbf.org
Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:43:11 -0500


Try (919)545-2141.  He moved and has been busy with his new home and hanger.

----- Original Message -----
From: "dalexan48" <dalexan48@pacbell.net>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:12 PM
Subject: Reflector: RE landing lights


| Speaking of landing lights, does anyone know where Vlad went with his
canard
| mounted landing lights? No one answers the phone number or E-mail address
| listed on his web site. Has anyone used his system and how well does it
seem
| to work?
|
| Dale Alexander
|
| > Message: 4
| > Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:15:09 -0600
| > From: John Dibble <aminetech@bluefrog.com>
| > To: reflector@tvbf.org
| > Subject: REFLECTOR:Landing Light
| > Reply-To: reflector@tvbf.org
| >
| > With the days getting short and the bug population down, I decided this
| > is the right time to do my first night landings in my SRG Velocity.  I
| > have a single 100 watt light in the nose and I'm satisfied with the
| > lighting at 100 ft AGL to touchdown.  However there is no peripheral
| > light for taxiing in unlit areas.  Having had the experience a few years
| > ago of having to land with a blown landing light and not being able to
| > see the runway before I felt it, I still want to add a second landing
| > light as a backup.  I'm looking for a simple way to add a light without
| > major surgery on the panel.  I plan on using the second light only when
| > the nose light is blown.  How about if I use a mercury switch, mounted
| > on the nose gear for the primary light and use my existing panel switch
| > for the backup light?
| >
| > John
|
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