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rv10builder(at)verizon.ne
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:22 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

I looked in the archives and couldn't quite find  what I should order with the wings. I also looked at Tim's site and maybe missed  this somewhere.

 -Should I buy the strobes and positions lights now  while building the wings?

 -Should I get the options Van's offers? Float fuel  sender units, landing lights?

 - Should I get anything else?

  

 I would also like recommendations of places to get  things and part numbers/ links, etc... I know Deems rated the LED lights he got  very highly, he also has a link for it, however that site also says to buy the  power unit and position lights elsewhere. William Curtis has a link to Strobes n  more and I saw a kit for $159.. 

  

  

 In summary I am looking for what people bought, the  place and part number and when they actually put them in the wings.

  

 Thanks!

  

 Pascal

  

  

  

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ScooterF15

Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Posts: 136

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

I purchased everything from Van's with the wing kit: Aileron trim kit,  Float senders, landing lights, strobe light kits, flap positioning system. They  are all acceptable in my opinion and I am happy with them. Other options might  be more attractive for various reasons, but I have no specific complaints.

  

 I installed the flap positioning system while I still had my fuselage in my  garage. The float senders and aileron trim need to be installed before hanging  the wings; but the landing lights and wing strobes were just about the last  thing I installed prior to DAR inspection (so you have plenty of time to figure  that out).

  

 You might want to consider if you want a heated pitot (I used the  Falcon heated pitot and Gretz aero mount, both from Aircraft Spruce), and  start thinking how the installation will work out before you get to that point  in wing construction.

  

 Jim

 40134

  

 In a message dated 6/3/2007 6:24:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  rv10builder(at)verizon.net writes:

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		     I looked in the archives and couldn't quite find    what I should order with the wings. I also looked at Tim's site and maybe    missed this somewhere.

   -Should I buy the strobes and positions lights    now while building the wings?

   -Should I get the options Van's offers? Float    fuel sender units, landing lights?

   - Should I get anything else?

    

   I would also like recommendations of places to    get things and part numbers/ links, etc... I know Deems rated the LED lights    he got very highly, he also has a link for it, however that site also says to    buy the power unit and position lights elsewhere. William Curtis has a link to    Strobes n more and I saw a kit for $159.. 

    

    

   In summary I am looking for what people bought,    the place and part number and when they actually put them in the    wings.

    

   Thanks!

    

   Pascal

	


 



  

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rv10(at)sinkrate.com
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

Pascal,  

   

Here is what I purchased while working on the wings.  

   

From Van’s    Aileron      trim  
Flap      position system (don’t need until way later in the fuse kit)  
Fuel      sending units  
Conduit  
Whelen      taillight w/strobe  
ELT/Strobe      Power Supply mounting kit  
Strobe      wiring kit  
Qty      2 HID Duckworks landing lights   

   

From Others    LED      Nav & Strobe lights from Jeff (same as Deems)  
XPAK604X      strobe power supply from Strobes N More.  The mounting holes line up      perfectly w/Van’s ELT/Strobe mounting kit.  
Gretz      pitot mount from gretzaero (haven’t yet ordered my pitot still      trying to decide which one).   

   

None of the stuff really would be required to have with the wing kit if you didn’t rivet the bottom skins and waited to close up the fuel tanks you could add everything listed above at any time.  That said though I would recommend fitting the gretz when you are fitting the bottom skins.  The leading edge landing lights I thought would have been much tougher with the leading edges installed.  If you plan on running conduit through the wing you want to oversize the holes in the ribs to fit the conduit where Van’s tells you to use the snap in bushings.  Although possible to do while riveted in place it is much easier when the ribs are not attached to any structure.  I drilled the inner rib holes slightly larger than the outside two ribs as this made it easier to thread the conduit through but still held tight on the ends.  I didn’t write down the sizes I used so having the conduit early to gauge the hole sizes would be a plus.  

   

I’m still on the fence regarding AOA but you might consider that with your wing kit if you plan on it.  I already installed the stall warning mechanism from Van’s but if I were to get an AOA system I doubt I would use Van’s supplied stall warning kit.  

   

Ben Westfall  

#40579 Fuse Kit - Firewall  

   

         

  

From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Pascal

 Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 3:22 PM

 To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

 Subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations  

  

     

I looked in the archives and couldn't quite find what I should order with the wings. I also looked at Tim's site and maybe missed this somewhere.  

    

-Should I buy the strobes and positions lights now while building the wings?  

    

-Should I get the options Van's offers? Float fuel sender units, landing lights?  

    

- Should I get anything else?  

    

   

    

I would also like recommendations of places to get things and part numbers/ links, etc... I know Deems rated the LED lights he got very highly, he also has a link for it, however that site also says to buy the power unit and position lights elsewhere. William Curtis has a link to Strobes n more and I saw a kit for $159..   

    

   

    

   

    

In summary I am looking for what people bought, the place and part number and when they actually put them in the wings.  

    

   

    

Thanks!  

    

   

    

Pascal  

    

   

    

   

    

   

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LarryRosen

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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

Don't forget the proseal   It is the only thing you will need to 

start.  All the rest can wait.



The other items that others have mentioned will be needed more towards 

the end of the wing build



Conduit (if you are going that route)

Gretz pitot mount (for a heated pitot tube)

Aileron trim



and then the lighting choices.

For landing lights I chose the the LoPresti boom beams that they 

announced this year at S&F (the still do not have them listed on there 

web site <http://www.speedmods.com>)

And for strobes and Nav lights I have the Whelen A650 style purchased 

from vans.  Whelen should be out with a 12 volt LED version with the 

same form factor at OSH.  I was told that the pricing will be very 

similar to the A650.  We could only hope.

Nav antennas in the wing tips (get them from Stein)

Marker beacon antenna, just a stripped piece of coax, in one of the tips



Pascal wrote:

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		   I looked in the archives and couldn't quite find what I should order 

 with the wings. I also looked at Tim's site and maybe missed this 

 somewhere.

 -Should I buy the strobes and positions lights now while building the 

 wings?

 -Should I get the options Van's offers? Float fuel sender units, 

 landing lights?

 - Should I get anything else?

  

 I would also like recommendations of places to get things and part 

 numbers/ links, etc... I know Deems rated the LED lights he got very 

 highly, he also has a link for it, however that site also says to buy 

 the power unit and position lights elsewhere. William Curtis has a 

 link to Strobes n more and I saw a kit for $159..

  

  

 In summary I am looking for what people bought, the place and part 

 number and when they actually put them in the wings.

  

 Thanks!

  

 Pascal

  

  

  

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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

On Jun 3, 2007, at 8:07 PM, Larry Rosen wrote:

For landing lights I chose the the LoPresti boom beams that they announced this year at S&F (the still do not have them listed on there web site



Larry, I signed up for the LoPresti boom beams at SNF too. I have not received them yet and my credit card has not been charged. I emailed them last week and asked what the status is, but have not gotten an answer. Do you have any information?



David Maib

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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

I got all my lights from http://www.creativair.com/.  HID  landing lights, LED nav lights, wingtip strobes and power supply.   Taillight/strobe from Vans.  The HIDs, navs and wingtip strobes all fit  under the wingtip lens.  I will be installing them soon.  No cutting  the wing.

  

 Dave Leikam

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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

I just got of the phone with speed mods and they just got engineering 

approval for a modification that tweaked the reflectors and they should 

start shipping kits this week.



Larry Rosen

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David Maib wrote:

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 On Jun 3, 2007, at 8:07 PM, Larry Rosen wrote:



 For landing lights I chose the the LoPresti boom beams that they 

 announced this year at S&F (the still do not have them listed on there 

 web site



 Larry, I signed up for the LoPresti boom beams at SNF too. I have not 

 received them yet and my credit card has not been charged. I emailed 

 them last week and asked what the status is, but have not gotten an 

 answer. Do you have any information?



 David Maib

 40559

 Wings



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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: What to get with the wing kit recommendations

Thanks for the information Larry.



David Maib

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On Jun 4, 2007, at 5:20 PM, Larry Rosen wrote:



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 I just got of the phone with speed mods and they just got  

 engineering approval for a modification that tweaked the reflectors  

 and they should start shipping kits this week.



 Larry Rosen

 #356



 David Maib wrote:

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> On Jun 3, 2007, at 8:07 PM, Larry Rosen wrote:

>

> For landing lights I chose the the LoPresti boom beams that they  

> announced this year at S&F (the still do not have them listed on  

> there web site

>

> Larry, I signed up for the LoPresti boom beams at SNF too. I have  

> not received them yet and my credit card has not been charged. I  

> emailed them last week and asked what the status is, but have not  

> gotten an answer. Do you have any information?

>

> David Maib

> 40559

> Wings

>

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