> >If you're talking to me, I used a "real" Whelen tail light socket, >Mark Langford +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I too used the Whelen socket on the tail and both wings with the little "high dollar" aircraft cup lenses. I got mine off the Cessna 150 I salvaged out, not an option for all builders. However you mount them remember the LED's are polarity sensitive. Make sure the voltage is connected to the "center" pin or they won't work. To install the tail light on the rudder I sanded the rudder to shape. I then cut out a square on the trail edge large enough to mount the light. I glued in a foam block and sanded it to a streamline shape ending with a barrel shape large enough to mount the socket inside. I mounted the socket and lens with the two screws that hold the lens to the socket. Clear as mud, right? I recommend before sanding the foam block to shape that you seal and let cure the foam area around the block with epoxy/ micro mix so it doesn't get messed up when you sand the block. It's the little things that make coasting down the hill of life so enjoyable. :-) Larry Flesner
