Landing Lights

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Re: Landing Lights

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:57 pm

My Fresh Aero lights have two separate brackets - one on each side. Works well.
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Re: Landing Lights

Postby NWade » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:31 pm

Gotta say that I liked the duckworks installation on my Sonex. Pretty straightforward and well thought-out. Lots of little details to consider that I hadn't thought through until the kit came. My first reaction was "wow, why so many parts?" - but then as I assembled it I realized that everything had a purpose. It works as-advertised (at least in tests while in the wing-cradle; my Sonex is not finished yet)!

You might be able to save a few $$ rolling your own landing-light; but you'll burn a lot of extra time figuring out your custom installation. It comes down to priorities: Are you more interested in the process of building and tinkering, or is getting the thing in the air more-important to you?

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Re: Landing Lights

Postby messydeer » Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:45 pm

I ended up buying Duckworks a few minutes ago. Couldn't figure out how I could get my lens pressed into the backside of the LE without another access hole. More to follow....
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Re: Landing Lights

Postby nwyooper » Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:55 pm

Seems to me like I remember using safety wire with hooks on the end that I pivoted and then pulled out after lens was in place. Installed Duckworks in my Onex.
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Re: Landing Lights

Postby messydeer » Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:04 pm

Hmm...could I get some more color on that?
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Re: Landing Lights

Postby fastj22 » Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:20 pm

Duckworx is a nice kit, but its a real pain to fit the lens in at the end. Like building a ship in a bottle.

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Re: Landing Lights

Postby messydeer » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:03 pm

That's exactly my problem. Figured Duckworks had somehow solved it.
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Re: Landing Lights

Postby fastj22 » Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:20 pm

messydeer wrote:That's exactly my problem. Figured Duckworks had somehow solved it.

I made up several new words while installing mine.

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