rv9aviator
Well Known Member
What would you do? My left wing is finished and am at the point of needing to cut the hole for the Duckworth landing light in the right wing if I am going to do it before the leading edge is riveted. I would rather not have the hole in the leading edge at all. If HID lights are not susceptible to vibration why would it not be reasonable to install an HID landing light in the cowl. I've never flown a Piper or any plane that had a nose mounted landing light but it seems like a good idea. I know Duckworth is offering alternate lights for their wing mount and I'm considering installing it and just wait and see what the future holds. It will be at least a year before I'm flying.
I've decided against wing tip landing lights because of the shape of the cut-out in the wing tip on the RV-9A. I don't think you could get a good coverage toward the center line of the runway.
I've been back and forth a hundred times on this issue an need some advice.
I've decided against wing tip landing lights because of the shape of the cut-out in the wing tip on the RV-9A. I don't think you could get a good coverage toward the center line of the runway.
I've been back and forth a hundred times on this issue an need some advice.