Does anyone have a source for wingtip nav/strobe standoffs? Can't seem to find at ACS.
Does anyone have a source for wingtip nav/strobe standoffs? Can't seem to find at ACS.
Kitfox has them.
Yes I used the Kitfox standoffs on my Hoerner wingtips. Kitfox also has standard wingtips with standoffs already molded in.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Here's a photo of the Kitfox standoff on my Hoerner wingtip.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
I have the regular style tips. Will the same standoffs work? Or maybe i dont even them. Hard to tell without cutting a hole first. I have the whelen 600 series nav/strobes.
I used 1/8 ply (the stuff used for the ribs and such) cut out to the shape of the tip light. After sanding a flat spot on the wing tip, epoxied the ply on with a structural mix and filled the remaining gaps with micro. After some sanding and fairing it looks good (to me) and was relatively easy.
Dorsal ~~^~~
Series 7 - Tri-Gear
912 ULS Warp Drive
Good suggestion dorsal, thank you. Ken
A call to Kitfox should answer whether it will fit the standard wingtip, but I like Dorsal's idea, probably no more work than gluing and fairing in the separate standoff piece. Then you have a custom shape for your particular strobe/nav lights. The bases for the different brands are NOT the same.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
I did exactly as Dorsal did, and did not even copy his idea as I have thousands of others from this site.
I had the Hoerner style standoffs, but gave them away, since they would require substantial modification to work on the basic tips that I also have.
I sanded a bit of a flat area onto the tip before gluing the plywood base.
Doug
Super Sport
912ULS
Constant Speed IVOProp
Thanks again for those Doug, Worked great!
Eric Losch
Building Super Sport
Taildragger