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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject: HID landing light review

Found this on the "generic" RV matronics list today:



For a review of HID landing lights, see 

http://www.preciseflight.com/ufiles/06March_Aviation_Consumer_HID_Article_Main.pdf 

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Jack.Phillips(at)cardinal
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:40 am Post subject: HID landing light review

Tim,



Don't you have the Duckworks HID system on your plane?  Are you happy

with it?



Jack Phillips

#40610

Finishing up the elevators



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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:06 am Post subject: HID landing light review

Yes, that's what I have.  They really work well once aimed properly.

They're only 35W, which is both good and bad.  Good in that the

do honestly only draw 6A total or less.  Bad in that they

aren't the biggest, baddest, brightest lights available anymore.

But, for our small planes, they're plenty bright.  I can see

much much better than in my previous plane that had a 250W

bulb, which I swapped for 2 100W bulbs.  Neither combination

could even give 1/2 of what I get with these.  The 35w vs 50w

does have the upside in the lower power draw too.



Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Phillips, Jack wrote:

[quote] 

 

 Tim,

 

 Don't you have the Duckworks HID system on your plane?  Are you happy

 with it?

 

 Jack Phillips

 #40610

 Finishing up the elevators

 

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rvbuilder(at)sausen.net
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: HID landing light review

Hey I keep forgetting to ask you, do you think two added a lot or would

one do?  I put one in my left wing and I'm trying to decide if I want to

put one in my right wing.  I put in the platenuts just in case so its

not too big of a deal to add.



Michael



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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:16 am Post subject: HID landing light review

I do think that one would work ok in an RV-10, because they're pretty

bright.  But, they're not super wide beams, so you may not get the best

of lighting past the centerline other than further away from the

airplane.  The main reason for more than one light isn't brightness,

but distribution.  For those on a tight budget, what I'd do is at

minimum, cut the hole and mount the bracket....and leave it blank.

For just a tiny bit more money, you could wire in a halogen watt

hog on the other side to fill in some brightness there too.  Add

in a 3 position switch on the panel and you could have one position

power both lights, and the other power just the HID to save

power.



My main concern would be the hole though.  I wouldn't want to cut

that in a painted wing if I didn't have to, so I'd cut the hole

and do the lens either way if you even think you'll possibly want

more later.



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RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   

 

 Hey I keep forgetting to ask you, do you think two added a lot or would

 one do?  I put one in my left wing and I'm trying to decide if I want to

 put one in my right wing.  I put in the platenuts just in case so its

 not too big of a deal to add.

 

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rvbuilder(at)sausen.net
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: HID landing light review

Pretty much the same conclusions I came to.  The problems I am

grappling with are budget and that my primary operation will be out of a

grass strip that may or may not be lighted.  W34 that you flew into near

my house is a very nice grass strip but it's unlighted.  I have landed

there before at night with a full moon and cars lighting the runway

(crazy skydivers heh) without a problem.  My home base 5 miles north of

that location is a private grass strip that I am currently exploring

ways to light with low voltage LED's.  In both cases I think it would

probably make the most sense to have the maximum on board lighting

possible.  Hmmm, I think I just talked myself into it.  



Thanks,

Michael



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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: HID landing light review

I got curious since the article on HIDS mentioned prices were lowering.

I checked with Duckworks and hear that the 35w is $380 now.  Sure

makes that price look good in comparison to the article prices.

($495 and up)  Their price never was even up to that high, if I

can remember right from when I got mine.



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RV Builder (Michael Sausen) wrote:

[quote] 

 

 Hey I keep forgetting to ask you, do you think two added a lot or would

 one do?  I put one in my left wing and I'm trying to decide if I want to

 put one in my right wing.  I put in the platenuts just in case so its

 not too big of a deal to add.

 

 Michael

 

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sschmidt(at)ussynthetic.c
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: HID landing light review

When I have people come by my hanger who are building RV-10's I tell

them all to make sure they add the lights.  I would add the two if

possible.  I would probably add two non-HID's rather than one HID.  

Landing at night with the lights Van's provides would be almost

impossible.  The HID's really light up the runway nicely but like Tim

said they are more beam lights than flood which I like.  You can be

quite a bit away and see the runway. 



Scott Schmidt

sschmidt(at)ussynthetic.com



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