LED landing/taxi lights
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LED landing/taxi lights
Has anyone here got LED bulbs on their Maule? If so then lets hear which ones you've got and the good, bad, ugly on the bulbs' performance.
How about pulse lights? Love, it hate it, worth the expense?
I'm installing the second landing light at this year's annual and may go LED at the same time. Kinda $$$ though!
Your thoughts?
RR
How about pulse lights? Love, it hate it, worth the expense?
I'm installing the second landing light at this year's annual and may go LED at the same time. Kinda $$$ though!
Your thoughts?
RR
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Worth every penny. See and be seen!! They work less draw and more light. Highly recommend, don't have make or model but the difference is huge. Also big yes on pulse lights for same reason.
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Absolutely agree. Have the Pulse Lights AND the LED's. Leave them on all the time. Have had many good comments and have heard conflicting traffic comment to ATC that they had me in sight much quicker than usual before I had the Pulse Light System. Whelen LED Light Par 36 @ $231 each at Knots 2 U. Cheapest place I've found.
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I have the Whelens also. Installed them with a pulse system after a close call or two. They last forever, very bright and the pulse system really gets your attention. An aircraft head-on is very difficult to spot. Any advantage you can give yourself is worth the price. I think I got mine for $187 each. I don't remember where though.
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At EAA this year we purchased the new and updated Promethius Plus. Part number P36P1L for the 14V landing light. They are reportedly 40 % brighter than the previous Promethius, they are a drop in replacement and they have a new STC for them as well.
Here is the STC:
http://www.whelen.com/pb/Aviation/STC/S ... 0344BO.pdf
A 10 minute install and they are in and look great, a huge improvement over the 4509's. We now fly with them on all the time, and they make the plane much easier to spot in the air and work great for landing and taxi. As you noted, they are a bit on the spendy side.
Show special pricing was $225 ea.
Here is the STC:
http://www.whelen.com/pb/Aviation/STC/S ... 0344BO.pdf
A 10 minute install and they are in and look great, a huge improvement over the 4509's. We now fly with them on all the time, and they make the plane much easier to spot in the air and work great for landing and taxi. As you noted, they are a bit on the spendy side.
Show special pricing was $225 ea.
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Right now I am using the same aiming as the old lights. So far living this far north there has not been a lot of night flying yet. As this is changing rapidly I will be taking a closer look at the aiming. Having said that I bought the plane in late April and am not sure if the old lights were set where I would want them.
I was cautioned to make sure if one buys these lights from anyone to make sure you get the NEW ones not the old ones as there is a bit supply of the first version out there. I listed the new model number above. They can be identified by the color of the back of the lamp, one is gray the other is black, but I forgot which I have ? If I am in there adjusting them I will post the color.
I was cautioned to make sure if one buys these lights from anyone to make sure you get the NEW ones not the old ones as there is a bit supply of the first version out there. I listed the new model number above. They can be identified by the color of the back of the lamp, one is gray the other is black, but I forgot which I have ? If I am in there adjusting them I will post the color.
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I just installed the Whelen Prometheous Plus bulbs in my M5. I found the wig wag controller used on eBay for $100. Knots to us sells them for $450. Haven't got the wig wag installed yet. Hopefully tomorrow. I made one flight at night and they are definitely brighter than the 4509 bulbs. Pricey but I fly in the Chicago metro area and there is a lot of traffic around here.
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