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Hartmut What kind of paperwork would I need to install a FS4400 strobe legally? Eliacim Quoting Hartmut Beil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > Eliacim. > I found strobes not very effective for collision prevention at daytime. > By watching the traffic on airports I found the beacons are better seen. > If you care about being seen I would leave the system as it is and turn it > on when approaching an air field. This is the area where it is needed most. > > If you insist on strobes for the homebuilt market, have your mechanic file a > > 337 and see if that goes trough. There are Faa-PMA strobes on the market > too. > I think there is a certain candle power required for a strobe on certified > planes. I am not sure if your Mini-Strobe is designed to have that power > output. > > So instead of spending a hundred bucks for a strobe that might not fit and > will cause certification trouble, why not spend 30 bucks more and buy a > strobe that is designed to legally replace your rotating beacon? > Get one from Skyport: > FS4400-12V FLIGHT STROBE (intended for belly mount) 850 effective candle > power - 12 volt-3 amp, with > > CLEAR LENS. Available with RED LENS or combined RED-CLEAR LENS. (Add $10.00) > > Directly replaces short life rotating beacons 3 ¾ in > diameter................................................ $ 129.00 > > http://skyportservices.net/ > > Hartmut > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:22 AM > Subject: [COUPERS-TECH] Strobe question > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > > Now... some welcome relief from SB32!! > > > > My plane has some red Aeroflash beacons (top and bottom) which have two > > problems: > > > > 1. They draw a whooping 10 amps, eating my generator's output (13 amps > > back on > > the good days, when it was young) so that if I run the beacon continuously > > > per > > regs, my battery is discharged by the time I land and I can't restart. > > > > 2. They are not as effective as strobes, for collision prevention. > > > > I found some strobes (Kuntzleman SC103) which are lightweight and only > > draw > > 1/2 an ampere each. The problem is that they are meant for ultralights and > > > are > > not STC, PMA, FBI, CIA, FEMA, etc etc. > > > > What would it require to install them legally in my plane? > > > > Eliacim > > N87071 > > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== > > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
