However, I did get one of the AEROLED Pulsar NSP (Nav, Strobe, Position) wing tip lights temporarily installed today. After thinking about how it needed to be mounted with maintenance in mind, I mocked up a paper template and drilled some holes. Had to make a trip to Ace for some mounting screws and then got it temped in place.
The three considerations for mounting the light were:
1. Since I would be using lock plates, to have enough room for them to clear the outboard rib when the tip was mounted in place. This was accomplished by installing the light mounting bracket in line with the outer rib lightening hole as shown in the pics. I've chosen to install lock plates to accept the 6-32 screws instead of just bolting the bracket in place because it's easier to remove once the lock plates are installed and there aren't any nuts or washers to keep track of.
2. The basic alignment of the light on the wing tip. Making it level when the aircraft is in a level attitude. This required leveling the fuselage header rack then leveling the light.
3. Thinking about maintenance, I wanted to be able to remove the wing tip for inspection purposes without having to remove the light itself. This required the mount to be installed only in the wing tip and not be attached to the outboard rib. To do this required aligning the mount with the rib lightening hole as previously discussed.
