falco
Flying officer
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Post by falco on May 23, 2012 3:05:10 GMT 1
I should be getting my lights for my Cub this week. I have heard of many different ways to set them up on the Cub...externally (use tape to cover the wires), carving a groove to put the wires in and using hot glue to hold the wires in, or melting a groove.
What way have you found that works best? I think I would like to put these in permanent and therefore setting the wires into the plane sounds the best. What is a good way to do this?
With the front light, did you mount it in the cowl?
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Post by realbob on May 24, 2012 2:58:09 GMT 1
HI, I am installing on mine...
For wings, I envraged the wings and put a carbon rod so wrie will run thrue it and can be rewired later on if needed! Not permanent.
Still figuring for landing lights, guess I will just drill under, near the landing gear.
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Post by geoff2474 on May 24, 2012 17:14:35 GMT 1
Hi Falco I fitted navigation green and red to the wings tips just using tape for the wires. The lamps I let into the foam and glued with a drop of gorilla. I also wanted a front and rear lamp to help with orientation. I got some LEDs which are made for replacing car side lamps. They are bright enough to send out a good beam of light and certainly help to show if the plane is coming or going!!!! To mount these I used the original bomb drop mounting tube, it is exactly the right size and being underneath is nearly always visible. I found it easy to route the wiring up inside through the battery door aperture, by going round the hinge so they are kept tight open or closed. I use a bright white to point forward and a blue to point to the rear. It works for me. Geoff I should be getting my lights for my Cub this week. I have heard of many different ways to set them up on the Cub...externally (use tape to cover the wires), carving a groove to put the wires in and using hot glue to hold the wires in, or melting a groove. What way have you found that works best? I think I would like to put these in permanent and therefore setting the wires into the plane sounds the best. What is a good way to do this? With the front light, did you mount it in the cowl? |
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Post by renard80 on May 26, 2012 23:47:33 GMT 1
I also wanted a front and rear lamp to help with orientation. I got some LEDs which are made for replacing car side lamps. I like the sound of those lamps, Geoff, but can't visualise them. Do you perhaps have a link, please? |
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Post by geoff2474 on May 27, 2012 5:20:37 GMT 1
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Post by toff on May 27, 2012 12:19:38 GMT 1
These will enable you to see plane in tree from further away!!!!Geoff I like the sound of those lamps, Geoff, but can't visualise them. Do you perhaps have a link, please? LOLOLOLLOLOLOL!!!!!! ;D ;D I laughed myself stupid over that!!! |
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Post by geoff2474 on May 27, 2012 12:58:16 GMT 1
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Post by renard80 on May 28, 2012 0:19:23 GMT 1
With friends like you two b*ggers, who needs enemies? ;D
I am now imagining how surprised people would be to see bright white and blue lights shining way, way up in the treetop.
Anyway, thanks for the links, Geoff. I was surprised to see how inexpensive the lamps are.
I reckon I shall mount some on any new Cub. Or on the present one, should she flutter down to earth soon. (I am trying not to share Chris's pessimism . . . )
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Post by geoff2474 on May 28, 2012 18:24:38 GMT 1
"WELL" we were only trying to help and add encouragement. Looks as though loosing plane in tree has had a marked effect on sense of humour. It is only a game you know, not real, like football!!!! Just a point to consider; if you had all my lights fitted at the time of the crash with port and starboard colours etc, it would have enabled the air accident people to at least rule out pilot error. If you want my opinion, I would have to say pilot error, sorry!!! Unless you can prove the tree was not there two minutes earlier. Geoff With friends like you two b*ggers, who needs enemies? ;D |
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Post by renard80 on May 30, 2012 0:16:09 GMT 1
"WELL" we were only trying to help and add encouragement. Looks as though loosing plane in tree has had a marked effect on sense of humour. Hey, Geoff, me old darlin' - just to make it absolutely clear, I WAS laughing, you know! Just gently taking the wee-wee out of you and Toff. Please don't get all touchy and misunderstanding my words - I have enough of that with 'er indoors . . . ;D ;D I visited my plane today. Stared at her through binoculars. Although she has shifted with the wind, she's still up there, wedged in a fork. It appears that only the wing struts are damaged, so definitely worth recovering. I intend taking the advice from elsewhere on here, and seeing what a friendly local tree surgeon would accept for a bit of fun. |
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Post by geoff2474 on May 30, 2012 12:26:20 GMT 1
Nothing wrong with my sense of humour, at least I don't think so.
My son is into balistics, guns etc. But he also has a crossbow and has used it a few times to get a rope over a high branch. He fires a length of fishing wire which he uses to pull over the required weight of rope. Could be worth a try?
keep laughing
Geoff
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Post by vegatron75 on May 31, 2012 5:56:09 GMT 1
Those led strip lights are nice. and easy to install. Here's a vid of mine in action.
Phish this, no video for you.......
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Post by larkshead on May 31, 2012 16:15:19 GMT 1
This looks like phishing web address.
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Post by geoff2474 on May 31, 2012 18:39:27 GMT 1
Hi Renard, you old b****r I think I may need to put the record straight, I do not want you to think I am put out by any of your posts. I take everything that is said in an easy way. Now would I be offended by someone who's hobby is playing with toy airplanes? Also, do not be offended by anything I may say, as it is all supposed to be light hearted and fun. My main hobby is also playing with toy airplanes. As for Toff being offended, he has more toy planes than both of us!!!!!!!! Keep all the posts coming, we Brits need to stick together as we are outnumbered by 'the others'. Geoff Hey, Geoff, me old darlin' - just to make it absolutely clear, I WAS laughing, you know! Just gently taking the wee-wee out of you and Toff. Please don't get all touchy and misunderstanding my words - I have enough of that with 'er indoors . . . ;D ;D I visited my plane today. Stared at her through binoculars. Although she has shifted with the wind, she's still up there, wedged in a fork. It appears that only the wing struts are damaged, so definitely worth recovering. I intend taking the advice from elsewhere on here, and seeing what a friendly local tree surgeon would accept for a bit of fun. |
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Post by renard80 on May 31, 2012 22:53:08 GMT 1
Geoff, from one old codger to another, your comments are appreciated. I did think that my previous light-hearted remark had been taken the wrong way but all is now water under the bridge. So thanks, mate, and move on. The main thing tonight is this: In the immortal words of Cliff Richard, Jubilations and Celebrations! My dear old Cub is now down from that high, high tree and back in the arms of daddy. ;D Peter in the U.S. inspired me to find a friendly local tree surgeon. Using his longest ladders and then climbing freehand even higher, he still couldn't reach the plane. But fortunately a fellow flyer has recently bought an Aeroloop, which enabled our intrepid tree surgeon to reach out sideways at least 20 feet, hook my Cub and lower it to the ground. The only damage is a fully discharged battery and a couple of chunks out of the wing edges.  I was so impressed with the Aeroloop that I am going to start another thread about it. And now I think it's only polite for us to apologise to falco for hi-jacking his thread! We were supposed to be discussing lights, not my treetop misfortune . . .  |
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