2D cell flashlight equivalent

[Cardinal]

Just ask your friendly Fed which light he'd rather have stuck in his face. A dull maglite or the built-to-blind SureFires and the like.

 

[idleclamp]

Just ask your friendly Fed which light he'd rather have stuck in his face. A dull maglite or the built-to-blind SureFires and the like.

The problem is getting ramped by somebody other than our POI. That's why I was looking for some kind of written comparison. And I'm pretty sure that it has to do with how long the batteries last and not how bright.

I want to carry a Surefire, but won't replace my maglite until I can find something.

 

[tblosser]

I want to carry a Surefire, but won't replace my maglite until I can find something.[/quote]


Don't get the A2 aviator. The LED is not bright enough and because of the LEDs in the reflector the xenon is not bright enough. Check out the Z2 LED.

 

[idleclamp]

Okay, if anybody is interested, I did some research and this is what I came up with.

From Maglite's website, a 2D cell flashlight puts out up to 16,200 candlepower, up to 36.5 lumens, and a continuous run-time of 9-10 hours.

A Surefire Z2 puts out 80 lumens and has a run-time of 11 hours. That sounds equivalent to me.

 

[Dizel8]

It's nay the length nor the breadth that counts, it's the squirt..........

Your Delta Kappa Kappa FI name shall forthwith be: "Squirter!"

 

[erj-145mech]

That sounds equivalent to me.

The only problem with your statement is that you are not qualified to make that determination.
As was stated before, is this one battle that you want to take on?

 

[mushroom]

Just out of curiosity, do the planes you fly not have flashlights provided within them (i.e. attached in some way to the plane at each pilot's station)? I guess some do and some don't... anyway, the "2 D-cell equivalent" only seems to apply to "flying equipment required" in Part 91, (FAR 91.503(a)(1)) and thus to the flashlights provided for you within the plane. Part 121 only references a "flashlight in good working order" and does not specify a cell size (121.549(b)). So unless your ops specs require D-cells or equivalent, I don't know why you would carry one.

I carry a Surefire A2 and it's brighter than hell, and no FAA guy or girl has ever given me a problem about it when I have been ramped. Only occasionally have they ever even wanted to see that I had a flashlight in my flight bag. I don't think any of them has ever asked me to turn it on.

 

[rickair7777]

Just out of curiosity, do the planes you fly not have flashlights provided within them (i.e. attached in some way to the plane at each pilot's station)? I guess some do and some don't... anyway, the "2 D-cell equivalent" only seems to apply to "flying equipment required" in Part 91, (FAR 91.503(a)(1)) and thus to the flashlights provided for you within the plane. Part 121 only references a "flashlight in good working order" and does not specify a cell size (that I can find, anyway). So unless your ops specs require D-cells or equivalent, I don't know why you would carry one.

I carry a Surefire A2 and it's brighter than hell, and no FAA guy or girl has ever given me a problem about it when I have been ramped. Only occasionally have they ever even wanted to see that I had a flashlight in my flight bag. I don't think any of them has ever asked me to turn it on.

I think they got rid of the D-Cell requirement in 121, since we have permanent flashlights in the airplane.

We have to carry our own to make sure we don't use the installed units for walk-arounds, etc.

 

[bluestreaking]

Don't waste your money on Surefire! This is where I buy my flashlights:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14899

They have plenty of lights that are over 200 lumens and for 1/4 the price of a Surefire. They blow away my 4D Mag, and they're much lighter and smaller. I like the ones that use the lithium batteries.

 

[mushroom]

Looks decent, but also unfortunately made in China

At least the Surefires are still made in the U.S. (I think).

Here's a link from someone who did WAY too much research about those flashlights and where they are manufactured:

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showpost.php?p=2508810&postcount=125

 

[Max Q]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14899

1-1.5 hours on an 18650 Li-ion battery?

EDIT: N/m. Reading comprehension > me

-Brett

 

[CF34-3B1]

http://www.brightguy.com/

 

[CheapFlyer]

I use the same, lights the tail up of the 737 no problem. These new generation LED's have great throw.

I use the P3D

https://www.fenix-store.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_65&products_id=603

CE

 

[Booker]

Just out of curiosity, do the planes you fly not have flashlights provided within them (i.e. attached in some way to the plane at each pilot's station)?

Where I work, using the aircraft flashlights for walk around inspections is verboten; we must carry and use our own. The idea, I'm told, is to keep the aircraft flashlights fully charged at all times. Also, I just went through recurrent brainwashing class, and it was explained that the D-cell requirement is not applicable, because it is not listed in our OpSpecs.

 

[tblosser]

Where I work, using the aircraft flashlights for walk around inspections is verboten; we must carry and use our own. The idea, I'm told, is to keep the aircraft flashlights fully charged at all times. Also, I just went through recurrent brainwashing class, and it was explained that the D-cell requirement is not applicable, because it is not listed in our OpSpecs.

We no longer have the D-cell requirement either...we just have to carry two working flashlights.