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Offline Kilo42

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Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
« on: September 14, 2007, 08:31:42 PM »
Yep, lesson learned.  Those pretty colored lenses on your position lights do not bounce off concrete.  Now I need a clear aft lense for a whelen postion light / strobe.  

Anybody happen to have one sitting around?

Buddy Wynne
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Offline marc22181

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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2007, 10:26:58 AM »
Did that too.  Aircraft Spruce stocks them.
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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2007, 09:34:37 PM »
Been there done that too  :oops: .  Very sad situation.. Couldn't believe how much it cost to replace just the red lense.  Something like $17.00 ! !   Won't do that again ! !

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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2007, 01:27:42 PM »
That little clear light lens is $31.30 from Spruce.
When I found out the price I collected all the pieces and stuck them together with ceramic cement! Been flying OK for about 100 hrs.
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Offline Kilo42

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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2007, 09:10:48 PM »
Well, the darn thing shattered into a million pieces.  Bit the $31 bullet and with shipping almost $40.  Crazy!

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Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2007, 10:55:58 PM »
Consider these for your next plane---I put them on my Longez.  They are better than Whelan---and come in a lot of user selectable flash patterns---plus they are cheaper too.

http://www.airplanegear.com/skybright.htm
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