LED landing and taxi lights

[ColoRv]

I'm using these:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...lickkey=292710

Very happy with them. Replaced a set of duckworks HID's which were horribly noisy.

[KJBSouth]

Wig Wag (MaxPulse) Whelens on the Swift. Click on the image. The video was shot in bright sunshine.

[maniago]

Originally Posted by GeneL

FWIW: Attached is a video of one of our Friday Gaggle flights. @ 2:20 in I am #4 nearest camera & @ 3:28 in I am #4 in the slot.
I am running Rigid Industries D2 Dually Driving lights in Duckworth enclosures. These lights emit no RF and have no bad traits. I have run these every flight for over 2 years. They should speak for themselves.
http://youtu.be/0TL_Ymta1Fw

Can we get some more info on what you did please? Did you keep the lights in their housing, or just use the face plate? How much did it weigh per light in the configuration you used?

Thanks

[GeneL]

Sorry for the delayed response. The lights are Rigid D2 Dually driving lights. They are the narrowest beam they offer and work great for recognition or taxi. If you go into unlit fields in pitch blackness you might want more of a pattern that can only come from a GE 4509 (100 watt). My setup works great for anything I have done and are quiet and reliable. I used the Duckworth setup with blank back plates, I mounted the back plates horizontally in stead of vertical then hung the lights. This gave me great adjustability and no vibration. Everyone comments on how visable my lights are, the only one in my flight that is close is "lead" and he has 4 lights lit!!

[GeneL]

The lights were installed the way they came from Rigid. I mounted them this way for max cooling, they have GREAT heat sinks (necessary in a wing with no air flow) with the heat sinks they are a bit heavy 1.25 lbs. per light. It is amazing how much heat lights this bright will produce, can't argue with physics! If you want bullet proof reliability these are your lights, worth it for me. Gene

[Funguy]

I got the Rigid Hybrid R-Plus PAR 36 Spot light available at Spruce. This fit the bill for price and availability in Canada. The Baja lights were going to be difficult to obtain and the other suspects were going to be more expensive. It also fit my existing PAR 36 setup perfectly. I can't say how it compares to anything other than my previous hid light and it is far brighter with zero noise. I am very happy with it.

[jay bell]

I installed a Rigid industries PAR36 in a Duckworth enclosure a couple years ago before obtaining my night rating in my 7A. It is very bright, silent in my headset, and seems just as bright and wide as the Whelen LED landing light in a certified plane that I also fly. Both lights make it easy to practice landing with our runway lights turned off. I prefer the Rigid light due to lower cost, and comparable performance
Jay

[Canadian_JOY]

Originally Posted by Funguy

I got the Rigid Hybrid R-Plus PAR 36 Spot light available at Spruce. This fit the bill for price and availability in Canada. The Baja lights were going to be difficult to obtain and the other suspects were going to be more expensive. It also fit my existing PAR 36 setup perfectly. I can't say how it compares to anything other than my previous hid light and it is far brighter with zero noise. I am very happy with it.

Glad to hear you're having good success with the R-Plus light, Sean. I bit the bullet and purchased the Baja lights. No troubles in terms of difficulty to obtain. You live close enough to the border that having them (or other items, for that matter) shipped to a US postal address just across the border would be easy and economical.

At 4300 lumens per light, the Baja Squadrons are incredible. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to run their 9000 lumen product, available in the same package.