New CreativAir LED Nav/Strobe Lights

[Dean_aeroleds]

Originally Posted by bvondane

Your right Dean, I have been partnered with Nova Electronics for about 4 years now... They are way ahead of the curve on LED technology and especially the optics technology we are using in our products...

You are also right that our new LED Nav, Position, and Strobe lights came from technology proven in their automotive lines...

I did get a chance to stop by your booth and see your stuff when I was visiting with John at Titan......very nice! Good luck with the show!

-Bill

Hi Bill,

Sorry I missed you... I was only in the booth until mid day on Tuesday.

We have been focusing on designing custom products specifically for the aviation applications. I am very familiar with Nova's product lines, and they are well designed.

Best Regards,

Dean Wilkinson
AeroLEDs LLC

[Davepar]

Not to detract from Bill's great products, but the Kitplanes Aerolectric column is in the middle of a series on building your own LED lighting. (Some assembly required. ) Of course, you'd have to do your own verification that the output meets the FAA specs.

[the_other_dougreeves]

Ah! They are using the second generation LED strobes from Nova. I remember looking at the first generation thinking that they were interesting, but didn't have enough coverage. These should work well.

TODR

[RickWoodall]

The booth beside Stein was AVEOFLASH. I chatted for a minute and grabbed their flyer. Very slick looking. I am in need of the rudder light soon, and they have a "posistrobe" that is much much nicer than the kunzleman and other led combos i have seen.
They claim to be having landing lights etc all coming soon. No strobe control boxes needed, they claim.

Really like the high tech lighting...just have not found the right package yet.

[Dancing Panda]

I too visited the booth and agree with the Kitplanes write up!

http://kitplanesmag.blogspot.com/200...g-dazzles.html

[Dean_aeroleds]

Originally Posted by Dancing Panda

I too visited the booth and agree with the Kitplanes write up!

http://kitplanesmag.blogspot.com/200...g-dazzles.html

Did you see our new AeroPulsar all LED nav/strobe out in the experimental aircraft area? I was wondering what you thought of it.

Dean Wilkinson
AeroLEDs LLC
http://www.aeroleds.com

[CraigC]

Did anyone see the Velocity with the inlaid lights that did patterns? I saw it at KUNU and at OSH. That is one wild LED light scheme.

[rleffler]

I thnk it's great that folks like Bill bring inovative new products to the experimental aviation market, but $735 is a bit steep for me. I don't see that value that is added above what Nova ships in their product.

It appears that you can get the same thing from:

Strobes N More for around $500
Austin Electronics for around $550
Hyper-Lights for about $516

[ChiefPilot]

It looks like the CreativeAir product uses the W600 strobes from Nova; Nova also sells the X1100 which is almost twice as bright (1100+ lumens vs 660+ lumens).

I've been looking at these for some time, but have waited only to see what was announced at Oshkosh this year. I'm still leaning towards two of the X1100 strobes in the wingtips; Strobes'n'More has them for $103.99 each.

The interesting thing that CreativeAir has is the combo LED/position light for $147. The steady on/strobe cycle isn't listed as a cycle for either the W600 or X1100 product on Nova's web site.

Bill - any chance you'll be offering the X1100 as a tail/position light combo instead of the W600?

[bacstabber]

I had a chance to look at both of these products. They both produce a subjectively blinding light both in position and strobe, viewed from differing angles. The AveoLED lights claim to meet and exceed FAA/JAA requirements. I believe the CreativeAir light system is not as expensive as the AveoLEDs though not by much. Both systems have light control circuits in or near each light thus no long runs of high current wires from the power supply to the lights. The CreativeAir system does have a nice tail position light/strobe but I did not see one for the AveoLEDs. AveoLEDs' Oshkosh display only showed lights with the position/strobe/white rear combination light for exterior wing tip mounting. Their website is supposed to show position/strobe lights for mounting inside the enclosed wing tip of newer RVs. I could not find these lights on their site. With regards to weight, the CreativeAir lights are considerably lighter then the AveoLED lights. Overall, I liked both products but favor the CreativeAir lights for their price and weight. The one question that was not answered at the CreativeAir booth was whether their lights meet the FAA requirements for strength and field of view distribution like the AveoLeds. I will need to know this before making a final choice in LED lighting.