REFLECTOR: Gear annunicators - Poll

[Scott Derrick]

I think no light is best for up, less distraction at night.

I would never use the same color for up and down, that seems like a 
recipe for confusion.

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Gear annunicators - Poll
From: Richard J. Gentil <richard at naples-air-center.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 06/08/2013 04:38 PM

> I used the lower green for gear down and locked and the upper green for gear up. The two reds I used for gear unsafe and pump running.
>
> Richard
>
> Sent from my iPhone 5
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> On Jun 8, 2013, at 4:49 PM, Don Johnston <numa at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm working on designing my annunicator panel and I'm stuck on the gear indicators. I've got the "Gear Down" part, but I can't decide about the... not down part.
>>
>> Other planes I've flown have had different approaches.  Such as in addition to the "Gear Down", they would also have a "Gear Up".
>>
>> Some have "Gear Down", "Gear Up" and "Gear In Transit" (AKA "Gear Unsafe").
>>
>> While others have "Gear Down" and "Gear In Transit". The absence of either being an implicit gear up. I see the advantage of this method being that in flight with no problems, there are no indicators on.
>>
>> Just wondering what others think about gear lights.
>>
>> -Don Johnston
>>
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