AeroLEDs has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate approval for a diverse range of lighting components on hundreds of Part 23 aircraft.
Lights listed on the STC include: Position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights, and beacon lights.
This “comprehensive approval” joins an existing AeroLEDs STC for LED landing and taxi lights, according to company officials.
“We are incredibly pleased to announce this FAA-STC approval for our trusted navigation and anti-collision lighting systems,” said Ryan Edmark, Director of Sales. “The extensive AML provides a solid foundation for installation on hundreds of Part 23 aircraft variants.”
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I am all for these new BRIGHTER LED lights. Spent 2.5 hours yesterday breaking in a new engine above our busy Class D. They make a huge difference enhancing other pilots ability to see and avoid you. I was well above other traffic, so it wasn’t much of a safety issue but the difference was surprising.
I applaud the current led lighting moves. They are an absolute addition to flight and ground safety. HOWEVER… note that the article speaks particularly of part 23 aircraft (those designed and certified under the much more modern/stringent 14CFR part 23 rules) MANY/most of us are flying CAR3 certified airplanes for which the is no faa/pma “permission” for a light bulb. They are considered a “standard” part, even a PAR36 landing/taxi bulb is simply a parabolic, aluminized, reflecting bulb of 36/8 in diameter. Check your tcds. You MAY use less expensive and more readily available parts, even in led form. That said, AERO does make great stuff. (Old guy A&PIA, CFI n stuff…)