on 9/11/03 7:00 PM, Steve Hagar at hagargs@earthlink.net wrote:
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> Ira:
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> I haven't fully mounted the lower cowling yet. However I see there is a
> fair amount of empty space in front of the left foot well. I am
> considering mounting it there and cutting an opening in the cowl and
> making a plexiglass window flush and to the same contour as the cowl as a
> first thought. My second thought is to mount it low in the cowl and make a
> small bump for it with a window. My third thought is to use one side of
> the passenger theigh support compartment and mount it there and fashion a
> faired protrusion on the bottom of the fuselage. For landing purposes the
> light has to be angled down anyway so it would reside almost all in the
> compartment and only as small window would protrude below. I really
> hadn't thought about it much until the bruhaha had come up. Fiberglass
> works like ice cream its pretty easy to go in many places with it. I'll
> get serious when I get the cowlings on and I figure out what angle of
> declination is needed for good coverage. Any way it is only 25 bucks, if
> I have to go to something else I will mount the LL1 in the back of my road
> vehicle so I can turn it on for the tailgaters!
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> Steve
> A143, Mesa AZ
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>> [Original Message]
>> From: <irampil@notes.cc.sunysb.edu>
>> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>> Date: 9/27/03 10:47:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: Europa-List: RE: Landing light
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>> Steve!
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>> Where would you image mounting an LL1 on a europa?
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>> Ira N224XS
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> --- Steve Hagar
> --- hagargs@earthlink.net
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Steve,
Looking foward to seeing what works best for your light. I too am looking at
the lower cowel, but I'm not as far as you. Thank goodness for pioneers and
this forum. Wish you well.
Thanks,
Jeff
A258
Nashville TN
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