Hangar Flying => Hangar Flying => Topic started by: Kilo42 on September 14, 2007, 08:31:42 PM
Title: Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
Post by: Kilo42 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 N81HM
Title: Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
Post by: marc22181 on September 15, 2007, 10:26:58 AM
Did that too. Aircraft Spruce stocks them. Marc LE 770EZ
Title: Wheelen strobes.
Post by: GlennBob 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 ! !
Glennbob
Title: Whelen Lenses
Post by: easyrider 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. Easyrider
Title: Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
Post by: Kilo42 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!
Buddy Wynne N81HM
Title: Whelen Lenses are made of glass!!!
Post by: Drew 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.