STROBON Cree® LED Strobe Lights

msinger · May 23, 2017

The STROBON Cree® LED strobe light is the brightest navigation strobe solution for drones. The light is visible from 3 miles away at night—making it compatible with latest FAA and CAA anti collision light rules for drones. The on-board battery lasts for 2+ hours of continuous use and can be recharged via a micro USB cable.

I sell and ship these from the US (Harrisburg, PA) everyday except Sunday. I currently have white, red, and green lights in stock. Go here for more details or to place an order.

Note: The above video is showing a larger version of this strobe light. The STROBON Cree® LED strobe light functions exactly like this larger version.

sar104 · May 23, 2017

There seems little point in putting red and green on something as small as an sUAS, especially since they can fly backwards, forwards and sideways. I'm leaning towards two white strobes, one on top and one below, for the purposes of a waiver to fly at night. Does that seem consistent with what others are doing?

msinger · May 23, 2017

Most people have ordered more than one color from me. I'm not exactly sure where they are attaching them though. I did see some people using different colors so they could tell which way the Mavic was facing (e.g. red pointing toward the front and white pointing toward the back).

I'm not aware of any FAA requirements for the position of the lights on sUAS. These lights are blindingly bright, so I think other pilots and/or manned aircraft would still be able to see them if you only put them on the top or the bottom (if you don't want to do both).

sar104 · May 23, 2017

msinger said:
Most people have ordered more than one color from me. I'm not exactly sure where they are attaching them though. I did see some people using different colors so they could tell which way the Mavic was facing (e.g. red pointing toward the front and white pointing toward the back).

I'm not aware of any FAA requirements for the position of the lights on sUAS. These lights are blindingly bright, so I think other pilots and/or manned aircraft would still be able to see them if you only put them on the top or the bottom (if you don't want to do both).

Good point about using colors to determine orientation. That's on the tablet though. Anyway - those look like they will do exactly what I need. Thanks for posting.

msinger · May 23, 2017

sar104 said:
Good point about using colors to determine orientation. That's on the tablet though.

Yep -- until the downlink drops anyhow.

microlinux · May 23, 2017

These things are ridiculous for their size. I thought, there's no way . . . until I turned the thing on . . .

randun41 · May 23, 2017

By mounting these lights on the bottom of the drone, does that affect the photo or video in any way,shape,or form that you know of ?

Does anyone have nighttime video or pictures with these strobes on their drone ?

Is any one color better than the other for bottom mounting on drone ?

ryantrax · May 23, 2017

Thanks @msinger I've been wanting to order one of these. Just bought a white one from you for the Inspire

msinger · May 23, 2017

Thanks! I'll ship it out in the morning

Indiana Scott · May 24, 2017

Looks like I will be ordering these this weekend thanks msinger.

Cometstorm · May 24, 2017

Too slick!

I just ordered a white and a green.

What's the general mounting method on a P3A?

msinger · May 24, 2017

Cometstorm said:
What's the general mounting method on a P3A?

Most people are attaching them with some type of Velcro. You could also attach them to the Phantom legs with these wire clips. See more details in this thread.

ryantrax · May 24, 2017

Cometstorm said:
What's the general mounting method on a P3A?

I think I will be 3D Printing something.

msinger · May 24, 2017

ryantrax said:
I think I will be 3D Printing something.

I thought of the same idea, but I'm not sure where most people want them mounted. There are so many possible configurations.

johnsctt78 · May 24, 2017

Hi guys. I got my strobes last week this is where I placed them on the Phantom 3. I must say they are blinding. Here is my YouTube link to video of them

HWCM · May 24, 2017

I have been using Strobon for years. They sell quality stuff. It's nice to see someone distributing them in the US.
These cree strobes with the rechargeable battery is a tiny package and insanely bright. I have had mine over two miles away at night and can quickly find it in the sky.
I have red, green, white and blue.

ryantrax · May 24, 2017

I was thinking something similar to this:

or this:

Cometstorm · May 24, 2017

Many thanks Msinger,

I'm all set!

The help to the newbies on this forum is awesome!

Fifty7 · May 24, 2017

randun41 said:
By mounting these lights on the bottom of the drone, does that affect the photo or video in any way,shape,or form that you know of ?

Does anyone have nighttime video or pictures with these strobes on their drone ?

Is any one color better than the other for bottom mounting on drone ?

I'd be interested in this answer too. I have to imagine that with how bright they are that you're gonna see it in the camera. Anyone mount them behind the camera?

This may be a silly question but any idea what the visibility is in the day time? I'm sure I'm not the only one that has this problem... You have it on sight, look down at the screen and when you look back up can't find it. Wondering if these would help in the day light

HWCM · May 25, 2017

Fifty7 said:
I'd be interested in this answer too. I have to imagine that with how bright they are that you're gonna see it in the camera. Anyone mount them behind the camera?

This may be a silly question but any idea what the visibility is in the day time? I'm sure I'm not the only one that has this problem... You have it on sight, look down at the screen and when you look back up can't find it. Wondering if these would help in the day light

The red really help in daylight. As long as you are not in the sun. But they only help at a much shorter distance.