On my RV I adjusted the lights on the ground to hit 75-100 ft ahead of
me. On the europa I plan to start of with them hitting the ground 10-20
foot ahead of the plane. The RV is at a landing angle where the lights
don't even come close to hitting the runway on the final flare.
Ken
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Subject: Re: Europa-List: FW: Speaking of landing lights
Fred R. Klein wrote:
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>on 12/5/04 3:31 PM, N55XS at topglock@cox.net wrote:
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>>Fred, thanks. Anyone else got any specifics on setting the angle?
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>Jeff,
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>I know of no one else, thus far, who has opted for a wingtip landing
light
>location. Perhaps there's a sage who can recommend a distance forward
where
>one might want the two beams to converge?..though conceivably you could
then
>do some triangulation and arrive at an angle, my hunch is that your
>adjustment will have to be done "in the field".
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>Fred
>A194
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Actually, the convergence I can probably handle. My main concern is the
downward angle, ie: How far ahead of the aircraft should the beams hit
the runway at a given altitude. If all else fails, it'll have to be
best guess...
By the way, you should be receiving the check for the clear tips in a
day or two...
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Jeff - A055
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