Anti collision lights mods for Arrow 1968??

[Frode Berg]

Hi!

We are doing some major upgrade to our Piper Arrow 180hp.

We are putting in a factory overhauled engine, upgrading the interior to
leathcer (seats, panels, new carpeting), installing an S-TEC system 20 one
axis autopilot, as well as a new Bendix/King KI208 indicator.

This airplane did not come standard with the flashing white lights on the
wingtips like the newer ones have.
I guess they are called "anti-collision" lights or something like this?

Is it possible to install these to this plane? Is there a mod for it? Anyone
have any experience with installing them? What are the costs involved in
this?

Also, do they really make a big difference in visibility to other planes up
there?
I somehow think I see planes easier that have them on, but I rarely get the
chance to see two planes at the same time while flying, one with and one
without, so I can't really say...

Anyway, any opinions welcome, also ane web sites to piper parts and mods
would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Frode Berg
LN-LMR

[Teacherjh]

>> Is it possible to install these to this plane? Is there a mod for it?

I'm sure there's a mod for everything. :) Check out Lopresti's site (I don't
have the URL but it's probably easy enough to google and probably obvious).
His mods tend to make things faster too.

>>
Also, do they really make a big difference in visibility to other planes up
there?
<<

I think so. Especially at night.

Jose


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[zatatime]

On Wed, 19 May 2004 23:52:36 +0200, "Frode Berg"
> wrote:

>Hi!
>
>We are doing some major upgrade to our Piper Arrow 180hp.
>
>We are putting in a factory overhauled engine, upgrading the interior to
>leathcer (seats, panels, new carpeting), installing an S-TEC system 20 one
>axis autopilot, as well as a new Bendix/King KI208 indicator.
>
>This airplane did not come standard with the flashing white lights on the
>wingtips like the newer ones have.
>I guess they are called "anti-collision" lights or something like this?
>
>Is it possible to install these to this plane? Is there a mod for it? Anyone
>have any experience with installing them? What are the costs involved in
>this?
>
>Also, do they really make a big difference in visibility to other planes up
>there?
>I somehow think I see planes easier that have them on, but I rarely get the
>chance to see two planes at the same time while flying, one with and one
>without, so I can't really say...
>
>Anyway, any opinions welcome, also ane web sites to piper parts and mods
>would be appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Frode Berg
>LN-LMR
>


I'm not sure about wingtip strobes, but I know you can add a strobe in
the belly. It is visible from 360 degrees around the plane.

HTH

z

[Blanche]

Whelen wingtip strobes. Check the latest Spruce catalog. Comes with
the STC (if one is needed). When I had the fuel tanks out couple
years ago (SB for the fuel lines and such) I had the wiring run
to the tips, altho I didn't install the strobes at that time.

With the wiring in place, adding the strobes is very simple. Translate
that to mean *cheaper* since the lights themselves replace
the existing single bulb red/green light unit with the white strobe
& r/g position lights.