nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:12 am Post subject: Whelen Nav lights |
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At 08:25 AM 7/6/2008 -0400, you wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks you all again for your suggestions and ideas (including building my
own...which 20 years ago I would probably attempt! <G>) regarding the new
LED navigation lights and position strobes.
I think I'll probably go with the Skybrights (
<http://www.airplanegear.com/skybright.htm>www.airplanegear.com/skybright.htm
), mainly for price, although the AveoFlash are still a distant second
because of their all LED configuration. I need to justify the higher
cost, however. I have communicated with the Aveo USA people and they have
answered all my questions to my satisfaction. I will also wait for the
results from a couple of people who are going to visit them at Oshkosh. If
I had to purchase today, it would be the Skybrights.
So...With that said, I have put my original Whelen lights on eBay. These
were never installed. They are the A600 wingtip series with power supply
and installation kit as included with the original "kit" of parts for my
Long EZ that I bought from Wicks Aircraft. Rated for homebuilt or
certified aircraft. The current price for them at Aircraft Spruce is
$835. The bidding on my listing (after less than 12 hours) is up to
$10! Someone is getting a deal! The listing has all the information and
photos and a short video their demonstrate them working during the one and
only time I powered them up on my kitchen table.
<http://tinyurl.com/6pajw6>http://tinyurl.com/6pajw6
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Harley, the experience you and others have shared in this
thread goes directly to the point I was trying to make with
Paul on the Schottky vs. silicon rectifier discussion.
We of the OBAM aircraft community have an opportunity to
explore the recipes for success that craft equal to
or better performance in aircraft for the lowest total
cost of ownership. The best part is that we accomplish
this in a venue that is second only to medicine in
regulation by folks who know next to nothing about the
technology over which they exert power.
But like painting fine art, cooking, cabinet building,
or running a successful business, the best can only
be achieved after the practitioner acquires a solid
understanding of how the ingredients behave in crafting
the most successful recipe. A willingness to share
first hand-experiences with certain 'ingredients' goes
directly to the task of advancing the art of our
OBAM aviation community. You've decided on a plan
of action based on sifting all the factors weighed
against design goals . . . and obviously brushed aside
the marketing hype intended to convince you that one
product was better suited to your needs based on
Small Picture issues.
Thank you all!
Bob . . .
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( . . . a long habit of not thinking )
( a thing wrong, gives it a superficial )
( appearance of being right . . . )
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( -Thomas Paine 1776- )
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