Would you install lights?

I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou

I don't generally fly at night, but have lights. I turn on the
flashers occasionally near airports to be seen. Sometimes on cross
countries (to OSH for example) I will take off before dawn to beat the
afternoon thermals and need the lights. Better to be prepared. Xponder
is also a "must" for any serious vfr flying.


On Aug 16, 9:44 pm, Lou wrote:
I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou

On Aug 16, 9:20*pm, wrote:
I don't generally fly at night, but have lights. I turn on the
flashers occasionally near airports to be seen. Sometimes on cross
countries (to OSH for example) I will take off before dawn to beat the
afternoon thermals and need the lights. Better to be prepared. Xponder
is also a "must" for any serious vfr flying.

On Aug 16, 9:44 pm, Lou wrote:



I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
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I vote for lights...

Ben

wrote:
I don't generally fly at night, but have lights. I turn on the
flashers occasionally near airports to be seen. Sometimes on cross
countries (to OSH for example) I will take off before dawn to beat the
afternoon thermals and need the lights. Better to be prepared. Xponder
is also a "must" for any serious vfr flying.


On Aug 16, 9:44 pm, Lou wrote:
I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou



There's always plan A, subpart 1(b), change 5, also known as keeping
one's options open: install wiring and any widgets that will be
difficult to access later. This way you can always add lighting later.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Lou schreef:
I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou

From a not-yet-building student pilot:
navigation lights are only really useful at night,
but flashing strobes are a real plus for safety.
As Dan said, you could at least install the wiring.

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jan olieslagers wrote:

Lou schreef:
I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou

From a not-yet-building student pilot:
navigation lights are only really useful at night,
but flashing strobes are a real plus for safety.
As Dan said, you could at least install the wiring.

A landing light can make it easier for others to see you, especially in
reduced visibility.

"Lou" wrote in message
...
I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.


In a heartbeat. You never know if you got a late start , and want to go
anyway, and run into a headwind and have to stop for gas, and need to run on
into the first darkness into your own airport that you are really familiar
with, and it is a severe clear, full moon night, and......

You get the idea. You also might want to sell it, and not having lights
might screw a good buyer into not paying everything you want for it.

Plus, the landing lights and strobes are great for flying into high density
airports, like Oshkosh or Fun n' Sun.

If these all don't convince you, at least run the wires, so you will not
have to go through that headache, if you or someone else changes your mind
for you. g
--
Jim in NC

Lou wrote:

I'm getting close to covering my wings. I don't currently fly at night
and could even say that I have no intention on flying at night.
However I had no intention on getting married either. Would anyone
install lights anyway or just limit yourself to flying in the
daylight.
Lou


i'd also keep my options.

if you dont know yet what you might install a couple years later, you might
consider using some sort of cable duct instead. so you can easily install
or change any wiring (just for lights, or lights and strobes...) later.


uli

"Uli" wrote

i'd also keep my options.

if you dont know yet what you might install a couple years later, you
might
consider using some sort of cable duct instead. so you can easily install
or change any wiring (just for lights, or lights and strobes...) later.

Good choice, but if there will be wiring at a later point anyway, one that
would end up with a bit of extra weight..

Probably not enough to count for much, and it does make future changes much
easier. Very possibly the best way to go.
--
Jim in NC

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:56:57 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Uli" wrote

i'd also keep my options.

if you dont know yet what you might install a couple years later, you
might
consider using some sort of cable duct instead. so you can easily install
or change any wiring (just for lights, or lights and strobes...) later.

Good choice, but if there will be wiring at a later point anyway, one that
would end up with a bit of extra weight..

Probably not enough to count for much, and it does make future changes much
easier. Very possibly the best way to go.

I'm with Uli.
my 25 year old aircraft has 25 year old wiring in the wings "just in
case"
If I ever wanted to use it it would need replacing.
a light weight straight run cable duct with a loop of light builders
twine from end to end would have been a better option.

lacing the wiring and the pitot tubing to every rib just hasnt proven
to be the best option.(it took 2 months to replace the pitot tubing)

Stealth Pilot