strobe mounting position

[Robert Loer]

On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of the
rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the strobe. I
know I need position, tail, etc.

Thnaks,

[Scott[_1_]]

If you are in the USA, you don't need any of that if you don't fly at
night as far as I know. I have no engine driven electrical system and
thus no lighting at all, so I can't fly at night.

Scott


Robert Loer wrote:

> On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of the
> rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the strobe. I
> know I need position, tail, etc.
>
> Thnaks,
>
>
>

[Robert Loer]

I understand I do not have to have lights, but if I choose to, will one
strobe on the top of the tail fin/rudder be accepted in a high wing "cub"
design?

"Scott" > wrote in message
.. .
> If you are in the USA, you don't need any of that if you don't fly at
> night as far as I know. I have no engine driven electrical system and
> thus no lighting at all, so I can't fly at night.
>
> Scott
>
>
> Robert Loer wrote:
>
>> On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of
>> the rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the
>> strobe. I know I need position, tail, etc.
>>
>> Thnaks,
>>
>>

[Scott[_1_]]

I searched on the FAA website, but I didn't find any documents that
pertain to strobe placement. There must be one somewhere, I seem to
recall seeing something in the FAR/AIM book in the past. Sorry I can't
be of more help at this time. You might give you local FSDO a call and
ask them....


Scott



Robert Loer wrote:
> I understand I do not have to have lights, but if I choose to, will one
> strobe on the top of the tail fin/rudder be accepted in a high wing "cub"
> design?
>
> "Scott" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
>>If you are in the USA, you don't need any of that if you don't fly at
>>night as far as I know. I have no engine driven electrical system and
>>thus no lighting at all, so I can't fly at night.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>
>>Robert Loer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of
>>>the rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the
>>>strobe. I know I need position, tail, etc.
>>>
>>>Thnaks,
>>>
>>>
>
>

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:16:23 +0000, Scott > wrote:

>I searched on the FAA website, but I didn't find any documents that
>pertain to strobe placement. There must be one somewhere, I seem to
>recall seeing something in the FAR/AIM book in the past. Sorry I can't
>be of more help at this time. You might give you local FSDO a call and
>ask them....

14 CFR 23.1401. If you buy an approved strobe, you should only have to worry
about (b)(2).

Top of the vertical stabilizer is such a standard location, I don't think the
DAR would even give it much thought.

Ron Wanttaja

[Scott[_1_]]

Thanks Ron...I couldn't come up with that one to save my life. For an
amateur built certificate, does any sort of placement have restrictions
or can we do what we want, so to speak?

Scott
Junior Ace


Ron Wanttaja wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:16:23 +0000, Scott > wrote:
>
>
>>I searched on the FAA website, but I didn't find any documents that
>>pertain to strobe placement. There must be one somewhere, I seem to
>>recall seeing something in the FAR/AIM book in the past. Sorry I can't
>>be of more help at this time. You might give you local FSDO a call and
>>ask them....
>
>
> 14 CFR 23.1401. If you buy an approved strobe, you should only have to worry
> about (b)(2).
>
> Top of the vertical stabilizer is such a standard location, I don't think the
> DAR would even give it much thought.
>
> Ron Wanttaja

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:22:21 +0000, Scott > wrote:

>>>I searched on the FAA website, but I didn't find any documents that
>>>pertain to strobe placement. There must be one somewhere, I seem to
>>>recall seeing something in the FAR/AIM book in the past. Sorry I can't
>>>be of more help at this time. You might give you local FSDO a call and
>>>ask them....
>>
>> 14 CFR 23.1401. If you buy an approved strobe, you should only have to worry
>> about (b)(2).
>>
>> Top of the vertical stabilizer is such a standard location, I don't think the
>> DAR would even give it much thought.
>>
>Thanks Ron...I couldn't come up with that one to save my life. For an
>amateur built certificate, does any sort of placement have restrictions
>or can we do what we want, so to speak?

It's really up to the FAA Inspector/DAR, but most will probably reference Part
91... 91.205(c)(3) requires all US-registered civil aircraft to have an approved
anticollision light system for VFR night flight.

Ron "Practicing for my BFR" Wanttaja

[Robert Loer]

Thanks for the help guys. All my research seems to indicate the top of
fin/rudder as being one location that allows the use of one strobe.


"Robert Loer" > wrote in message
...
> On a wooden Super Cub (Light Miniature Aircraft) is one strobe on top of
> the rudder fin sufficient to make the FAA happy? Asking only about the
> strobe. I know I need position, tail, etc.
>
> Thnaks,
>
>
>