I would think a black or dark skin would help more then a strobe for spotting it during the day a little better .
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I would think a black or dark skin would help more then a strobe for spotting it during the day a little better .
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Color of the aircraft becomes pretty much irrelevant just a few hundred feet away.
Yeah I guess because as it gets further away it'll become smaller but I'm not so sure if its all the time because sometimes depending on the sky behind it I'll lose sight of it at 300-400 ft. and sometimes I can see it upto 700-800 ft away, A light color copter against a light sky it just seems like it'll be easier to lose.
While that logic works closer in once the aircraft gets smaller it's just a dark dot. We've tried coloring our R/C aircraft for years and once it gets out there a few hundred feet it's just a dark dot even if it's white. I'm not saying don't try other options it's just not very effective out at distance.
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Received my cree strobons in four days from flytron europe. The company is great- right on the money. As I said earlier, I got two white ones for redundancy. These things are thumb tip size but just like my cree ds-30 strobe, they are seriously strong. I'm looking forward to a simple velcro attachment to my phantom for these two and taking the ds-30 off which will remove a lot of weight. But these strobons will have to perform just as well to win the job. I'll be trying them soon and I'll report back, but my distance needs only top out at 3-4k' at night so I expect they'll do just fine with that.
Btw- this is my video from when I put the ds-30 on
Btw- this is my video from when I put the ds-30 on
I have installed one of mine on the very top using industrial velcro I bought at Walmart and the other one on the rear arm using a small rubber band. Both have been tested using sport mode and I have had no issues with them falling off. I have had no issues with the GPS either.
The light mounted on the top (red strobe, not a Cree) can be seen by anything above me and it does not interfere with the camera. Also when I am flying directly toward myself, the light is easily seen. This works well in regular and even better in sport mode as the drone tilted forward is more pronounced.
The light mounted to the rear arm (white strobe, not a Cree) is facing down and I have tested it to 12,584 feet (2.38 miles, 3.8 km) away at night successfully. I could have seen it further but I didn't want to fly over any industrial plants that surround my area.
I do want to have a 3D printed mounting bracket that can clip to one of the legs which could hold one or two of these strobes of these but it hasn't happened yet. Any suggestions about getting this accomplished? Anyway hope this helps.
At about an hour before sunset, i could see the cree strobe from 2800 yards/8400 feet. Well enough that i could look away, then pick it up again in seconds.
I fitted it to a leg facing rearwards, so was fine flying away...
So i flew home backwards.
Ive ordered more, my theory is, as long as i can see the strobes, i can 'see' the bird, so extending my visual line of sight.
Tempted to get two that i can hard wire to the red led's, that way i can have two whites facing forwards, and can switch them on or off as needed. Then one each side and to the rear.
The UK 'dronecode' says 'keep in sight', this should help [emoji106][emoji106]
I fitted it to a leg facing rearwards, so was fine flying away...
So i flew home backwards.
Ive ordered more, my theory is, as long as i can see the strobes, i can 'see' the bird, so extending my visual line of sight.
Tempted to get two that i can hard wire to the red led's, that way i can have two whites facing forwards, and can switch them on or off as needed. Then one each side and to the rear.
The UK 'dronecode' says 'keep in sight', this should help [emoji106][emoji106]
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You have to experiment for yourself. With velcro, these are easily moved around for best results for your own eyes.
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Cool but I wouldn't rely on rubber bands long term. They notoriously weaken and break and atmospheric conditions in flight could speed up the problem.
I am getting ready to apply for my Daylight Ops waiver. Looking for 3 mile strobes, so this is a timely thread.
Has anyone mounted these on the front of a Phantom? How does it affect pics/vids?
Has anyone mounted these on the front of a Phantom? How does it affect pics/vids?
They CAN mess up pics and vid. Pics not as much unless the timing is just right. Vids it is very annoying.
I tried it using a red strobe and found it makes the pictures have a red tint. Not worth it if you want good pictures.
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I would not put these on the front of the bird or the front arms if clean video is the goal. The best spot will be the top of the bird and/or the back of the bird.
I am with you on the 3d print mount. I searched Thingverse and others. I found a Mavic mount, but no P4P mounts. Someday I have to learn how to make 3D stuff myself
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