[Shannon Stebbens]

See and Be Seen —- that is the best attribute for the LED Landing light replacement for the stock light. The power consumption and lack of heat generated by the light allows the light to be used the majority of the time in flight and on the ground. Mine is on at taxi and off when the engine is shut down. Most commercial operators have all their lights on below 18,000′. The reason is enhanced Safety.

In fact, all the exterior lights, including the anti-collision light, are now LED bulbs. The nav lights flash when I want them to and the white reae nav light is in the brightness category of a strobe. All at minimal power drain.

Luckily my IA firmly believes in safety and fully supports these lights on my airplane.

My airplane does not have wingtip strobes, a condition that I will change within the next few weeks with a trip to Fletchair.

[Shannon Stebbens]

First and foremost, thank you for posting the graphic photo of the fuel sample. This is a great example of a picture telling the story better than words.

I have witnessed this before, albeit not in a Grumman but rather a King Air. I noticed the fuel sample looking odd; it was in a quart canning jar. Continued draining and after more than a gallon of water was removed, a good fuel sample was obtained. I have only seen this once in 40 years but one time can be catastrophic.

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