True Stories

I'm a general aviation pilot. Recently, I was celebrating getting my commercial pilot's certificate by flying to Santa Barbara for dinner with two pilot friends of mine. Even though I wasn't the pilot on this flight, I still put my SureFire G2® LED and A2 Aviator® into my flight bag.

After we landed on the runway, we discovered that our landing light and taxi light wouldn't turn on. It was a dark night, and the moon was covered, so the visibility on the ground bad. Plus, some of the taxi lights were out of service as well. A wrong turn at a busy airport like Santa Barbra could cause a major disaster. So, while my friends were wondering what to do, I simply pulled my G2 LED from my bag and stuck it out the cockpit. When I pushed the button, no kidding, the taxi way was totally lighted. In fact, this little flashlight worked better than the original lights on the 1980 Piper.

Using only the G2 LED, we taxied to park in one piece. There are lots of things I learned when I took my flight training, but there's one thing I've learned on my own: Never take off without my SureFire.

Alec W.
Taipei, Taiwan

I work at the only major commercial airline maker in the US, and I help build well-known commercial jets that most of you have flown on. The 2-D flashlights the company provides are a joke — even with brand new batteries. Their output is extremely low, and they’re bulky to use while trying to do several things at once.

I ditched the company-issued lights and now I use my SureFire L1 LumaMax® everyday. This helps me see what I’m doing when I’m drilling and makes it possible to see into the nooks and crannies to make sure everything is okay before putting my work up for inspection. The clip also comes in handy when I need to clip it to the bill of my cap for hands-free operation.

Since using my L1 at work, my jobs get done faster, I have less to rework, and my job is easier.

David S.
Everett, WA

I was flying my single-engine airplane at night, when then electrical system quit working and everything went black. Luckily, I had a SureFire L1 LumaMax® in the cockpit, which I used to illuminate the instruments to land the plane safely. Without my L1, I don't know where I'd be today.

Emil H.
Bell, CA