Curt LoPresti

Hi This is Curt LoPresti-LoPresti Aviation produces both HID lighting and owns a LED company named Illumivation. In terms of lumens per watt, nothing touches HIDs. LEDs are improving but still do not come close to the light output of HIDs, as a matter of fact most LED landing lights do not even match the light output of a standard aviation incandescent landing light. Illumivation has a PAR 46 LED approved for the Mooney that produces 123,206 candela. I believe this is the most powerful LED PAR 46 approved landing light available. Our BoomBeam HID output is 344,586 candela. The Illumivation LED lists for $999. The BoomBeam lists for $1599. For an additional $600 you get also three times the light output. Both systems carry a 5000 hour/5 year warranty. We are on our fifth generation of BoomBeams and there have been many changes. The wiring and the connection of the wiring to the lamp is very positive. There is a light weight stainless steel box that provided a mounting tab for safety wiring of the wire to the lamp. We do use a high temperature wire. If the wire runs close to the exhaust fire sleeving would be a good idea.