X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:04:49 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.5) with ESMTP id 1784257 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:25:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.cac.92660ce (57341) for ; Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:24:24 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:24:22 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Ice LIght X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1169529862" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5358 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1169529862 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/22/2007 10:51:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, kevin@airforcemechanical.com writes: I am looking for a just the right light to use as an Ice Light. My thought is to illuminate the Pilot's wing leading edge to see id I am accumulating ice at night. I think is will probably have to be turned on every so often for a visual check. So I will have a switch on the panel for it. What I am thinking, is a narrow beam high output L.E.D. Grayhawk had mentioned he once had one on one of his planes? Yeah, Grayhawk had one on a Skymaster where one sits in front of the wing leading edge. In a Lancair we sit back far enough that it is hard to see the initial ice formation on the wing leading edge. Otherwise, something in the fuselage that shines down the wing - turn it on, if you don't like what you see, turn it off. What about a view of the horizontal stab out of the rear window with a light shining down the h-stab leading edge? Grayhawk doesn't like ice except in his gin. -------------------------------1169529862 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 1/22/2007 10:51:11 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 kevin@airforcemechanical.com writes:
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thought is to illuminate the Pilot's wing leading edge to see id I=20 am 
accumulating ice at night.
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visual check. So I will have a sw= itch=20 on the panel for it.

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Grayhawk had mentioned he once had one on one of his=20 planes?
Yeah, Grayhawk had one on a Skymaster where one sits in front of the wi= ng=20 leading edge.  In a Lancair we sit back far enough that it is hard to s= ee=20 the initial ice formation on the wing leading edge.  Otherwise, somethi= ng=20 in the fuselage that shines down the wing - turn it on, if you don't like wh= at=20 you see, turn it off.  What about a view of the horizontal stab out of=20= the=20 rear window with a light shining down the h-stab leading edge?
 
Grayhawk doesn't like ice except in his gin.
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