Very Reasonably Priced LED Landing Lights?

gbarrier · Post by **gbarrier** » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:46 pm

Makes my old Pulse Lite system look like a dinosaur. Probably because it is.

Danws · Post by **Danws** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:37 pm

Hi James,
Are you still happy with your lights ? Im thinking of going with them.

Dan

super-maule · Post by **super-maule** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:38 pm

Danws wrote:Hi James,
Are you still happy with your lights ? Im thinking of going with them.

Dan

Hello Dan,

I'm very happy with the wig-wag switch and the LED lights too. A friend of mine installed them in his Cessna 182. Was just down in your area over spring break at Pacific City, Oregon. Got to see Rob's new place, drove on the beach, and did some kayaking in the surf.

James

akholland · Post by **akholland** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:02 pm

thanks for the tip. ordered the 13watt 30 degree from marinebeam.com

Danws · Post by **Danws** » Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:29 pm

Thanks james for the reply i will be getting some soon

Dan

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 6:27 am

Anybody compare these against regular bulbs at night, particularly distance of throw?

aero101 · Post by **aero101** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 4:48 pm

Teledyne Alphabeam is by far brightest LED that I've seen... But not cheap, just different layout of LED's, and PMA'd. Not much availability yet, but Aircraft Spruce has in stock.

akholland · Post by **akholland** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:48 am

I'll post some pics when mine gets here. I only ordered one so I could try it first and compare.

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:30 am

Jim, those Alphabeams are nice. I hope they are affordable!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDeg99x1oI0

akholland · Post by **akholland** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:24 pm

The alphabeam is like 40 watts. The cheap 65 dollar ones here are 13watts. Get what u pay for I suppose? we will see

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:47 pm

Wow! If the 40 watt light is that much brighter than a 100 watt bulb..I wonder how much brighter the 13 watt bulb will be than the 40 watt one.

akholland · Post by **akholland** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:35 pm

just tried the Marine beam 55 dollar 13 Watt 30 degree vs a 100 Watt spot light. not too impressed. I'll still install and use for a taxi light but I'm keeping the halogen for the spot landing light. the led is also about three times the weight of the halogen due to the metal heat sink inside it. again though 55 bucks vs 300 for the Whelen aviation led. which one fits your budget.

ive been thinking the 20 dollar led light bars for a car would fit perfect behind the lower lip of the cowling and point forward and down. or in front of the cowl lip and enclose it inside a aerodynamic fiberglass custom moulded housing. you can get a heck of a lot more than 13 watts from one if those.

Pbfl510 · Post by **Pbfl510** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:47 pm

Guys,

I'm thinking about spending the money for the alphabeam.

Looking at the paperwork that comes with it, I don't see any Maules listed in the FAA/PMA approval.

How can I install them legally?

Thank you in advance.

PB

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:00 pm

Look at the post Nov 8, 2014 on this same topic. (There's no such thing as an approved landing light bulb anyway,)

ajak · Post by **ajak** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:17 pm

PB, in response to your question, since the AlphaBeam isn't covered by an STC or PMA for the Maule, it would require an FAA field approval. This would be obtained by an A&P who would submit a 337 for the proposed installation, and have it approved by the FAA. It sounds like the LED lights are becoming so common overall that getting them approved (at least up here...) is a pretty quick and easy process.

I emailed Teledyne to ask if they anticipated adding Maule models to their PMA supplement in the near future. Here's the reply I got back: "Our apologies, we do not have the Maule models listed on our PMA supplement. At this time, we lack sufficient documentation to obtain the approval from the FAA for this aircraft model. What is needed is the integrated parts catalog (lighting section) in order for us to apply for adding the model to the PMA supplement. If I am able to find this from our sources, I will let you know. Thank you for your interest in our products and sorry for this inconvenience."

One of my neighbors (pilot/A&P) recently got a field approval for Rigid LED lights in his C180. He installed the Rigid LED lights in both wingtips, and has Parmetheus Plus LEDs in the conventional nose location. Maybe it was affected by the different beam angles, but watching him on short final the other day, looking at the Rigids next to the Parmetheus Plus was literally a day and night difference.

Here is the Rigid light:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/e ... key=292710

They're listed at 3400 lumens, and *should* be plug-and-play. Teledyne says the AlphaBeams are 2000 lumens.

Addendum: sounds like I just got a 337 for the Rigids approved for my Maule! But Rigid is low on supply- waiting for them to arrive. I'll definitely post pics when I get them.

AJ

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