Strobe and position light replacement

[kaweeka]

I'm thinking of replacing my powerpack strobe/position wingtip lights with LEDs. There are many choices out there and I'm looking for anyone's advice who had done a retrofit on a -9 wingtip. Cost, time and any gotchas encountered.

Thanks,
David

[n82rb]

i highly recommend flyleds. paul was great to work with. i was one, if not the first, set of 415 tip sets he shipped to the US. bright as h...l and a great price.

bob burns
RV-4 N82B

[WingsOnWheels]

I have Aveo lights and am very happy with them so far. No electrical noise.

[Pdtofly]

I would also recommend FlyLED's. Get the Works kit, which will include Nav/Strobe and LED landing/taxi lights. They are very bright lights and draw limited current. Paul is a great guy and has great products.

You can order them from FlyBoys Accessories which are here in the states, so they will arrive swiftly and you won't have any problems with customs as Paul is in Melbourne Australia. Both FlyBoys and FlyLEDs are advertisers here on VAF.

Same price from either one.

FlyLEDs link for the Works is here......

https://flyleds.com/products/#!/The-...651/category=0

And the FlyBoy Accessories link for the Works is here......

https://www.flyboyaccessories.com/pr...p/705-0007.htm

There will be a little assembly and soldering to do, but they come with good directions. Good luck.

Brian

[Ted RV8]

Thought I read somewhere that strobe and nav lights had to be FAA approved even on an Experimental Amateur Built.

Anybody, thoughts??

[RV10Pilot]

Originally Posted by Ted RV8

Thought I read somewhere that strobe and nav lights had to be FAA approved even on an Experimental Amateur Built.

Anybody, thoughts??

They do not need to be ?approved? but they do need to meet the standard.

[merlin3]

Had aveo on my last plane and going to order them for my current one as one of my strobes quit working.

[Northernliving]

Originally Posted by kaweeka

I'm thinking of replacing my powerpack strobe/position wingtip lights with LEDs. There are many choices out there and I'm looking for anyone's advice who had done a retrofit on a -9 wingtip. Cost, time and any gotchas encountered.

Thanks,
David

I bought Paul's FlyLED's - "The Works" I have them assembled and tested on the bench and will be installing them in a couple of weeks. So far, I really like them. I'll document the install process as best I can and post some pictures here.

Paul has been great help via email. I purchased direct from down under. I think it was during one of his free shipping sales.

Brian

[Jake14]

Originally Posted by RV10Pilot

They do not need to be “approved” but they do need to meet the standard.

Strobe and position light requirements for night flight are identical for certified and experimental aircraft. I guess that makes sense

A lot of advertised lights don't comply with or haven't been tested to these requirements and can legally only be used to enhance visibility during daylight

There's a significant price increase for the ones which have been shown to comply with FAA requirements

Previous forum discussion here:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...d.php?t=156525