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Was dead against LED landing lights till a 767 proved me wrong last week
I always swore by the old halogen landing lights, thought LEDs were just a gimmick. Swapped a set on a 767 at LAX and the difference in heat output alone was crazy. Plus the pilot said he could see a solid 2 miles further down the runway. Anyone else have a similar turn around on LED upgrades?
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brown.willow19d ago
Did I finally stop burning my arm on the lens or what?
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diana_black223d ago
Remembered a time I swapped lenses on a helicopter and missed a washer on the mounting ring, had to take the whole thing apart again while the pilot stood there tapping his watch. That heat issue makes a real difference though, less time scraping bugs off is always a win.
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wyatt_shah8519d ago
Haven't you noticed how much less time you spend cleaning the lens after the swap? That heat thing is a big deal, less baked on bugs and gunk. I did a 757 last year and the pilot said the same thing about seeing further, especially in rain. One thing though, make sure you check the voltage regulator on those older birds. The LEDs draw way less power and some older systems get confused and flicker. Took me a whole day to trace that one down on a 737 once.
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