You wanna know why? I'll give you two good reasons why.

1. The BIG RED LIGHT on the center of the panel should be reserved for things
that make the airplane stop flying, like low fuel, low oil, high temp, all that
critical stuff. A radio (much to my corporate dismay) is NOT required to keep
the aircraft in the air.

2. We designed and manufactured such a light...even a BIG RED light to tell
when ANYTHING on the airplane went out of limits (fuel, temperatures, pressures,
stuck mic, etc.). It sold for $75. In five years we sold fifteen of them.
People don't give a damn about things like this until it hits the fan, and then
it is a bit late.

Jim




"Bill Denton"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-I wonder why no aircraft manufacturers or mod manufacturers have come up
-with a nice, big, XMIT light mounted dead center on the panel.
-
-It should be very cheap to do on a new aircraft, inexpensive when done in
-connection with other radio installs, and not worth it as a stand-alone mod.
-
-And it would also provide a helpful visual cue for the folks who can't seem
-to manage to hit the PTT until they are halfway through their message!


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com