STROBON Cree® LED Strobe Lights
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I just got my Phantom 4. So trying to learn as much as I can when I ran across this post. When you guys are saying the 107 pilots what does that mean? I have registered and got my FAA number. Is the 107 the pilot lisensce/test I read about? I am just curious for just hobby flying to I need these? Or is it for a higher level then what I need to worry about? Sorry for being off topic a little.
They are awesome looking lights and mounts. I may buy some no matter if I need them or not
They are awesome looking lights and mounts. I may buy some no matter if I need them or not
ryantrax
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FAA Part 107 refers to Commercial UAS / Drone Pilot Registration. If you want to fly commercially (make money using your drone) you need to take the Part 107 test. You can find out more about it here: Drone Certification Guide: Inside the FAA's Part 107 Regulations they explain the whole process fairly well.
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Also if flying commercially and you want to fly at night you need to apply for a waiver with the FAA to be able to do so. I did it, takes about 4-5 weeks to get approved.I just got my Phantom 4. So trying to learn as much as I can when I ran across this post. When you guys are saying the 107 pilots what does that mean? I have registered and got my FAA number. Is the 107 the pilot lisensce/test I read about? I am just curious for just hobby flying to I need these? Or is it for a higher level then what I need to worry about? Sorry for being off topic a little.
They are awesome looking lights and mounts. I may buy some no matter if I need them or not
Just got mine (white and red) and put them on with Velcro until I decide on a more permanent mount. This is where I stuck them for now.
My first thoughts...WOW!! Forget several hundred feet. Go for several thousand. In the sunlight I could still see the white at about 1000 feet but at night I was about 2000 feet out (couldn't go much further in the area I was in) and it looked like a small plane in the distance. I asked my wife to come out and try and find it and she spotted it immediately.
I think the leg mounts look much better but after seeing how bright they are my concern is that it will interfere with the camera. With where I put the red one it only showed up on screen at full speed forward and even that was only a little bit.
On the back... Does anyone see an issue mounting it to the back of the camera mount, Basically right below where it is now?
ryantrax
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The mounts can be rotated any direction and be put on any part of the landing gear so you have a lot of placement options.
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Got mine today and they are GREAT!! Only improvement would be the ability to turn them on & off remotely.
If Im not mistaken the human eye is the most sensitive to green light but in the daytime I wouldn't be to sure.
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I prefer the Red during the day and white at night if just using a single color at a time. I found this bit of info over at RC Groups regarding daytime strobes:
"I think green is actually a poor choice despite the sensitivity of the human eye. There's so much green coming from the sun that I believe it would be drowned out by all the sun's green (despite the sky appearing as blue...that's just how brains interpret it. It is actually mostly green if you use a spectrograph).
By that logic white seems pretty bad too, but I think white is often used because of the sheer brightness achievable with technologies that produce white light outweigh that problem.
Red might actually be the a good choice due to the contrast despite the reduced sensitivity of the human eye since there's little in the sky that is red. However, you pay for that great contrast with reduced eye sensitivity which makes it difficult to detect at a distance, but when you see it, it is really obvious. Whereas with white light you can see it at long distances but it takes time to figure out what you're looking at."
"I think green is actually a poor choice despite the sensitivity of the human eye. There's so much green coming from the sun that I believe it would be drowned out by all the sun's green (despite the sky appearing as blue...that's just how brains interpret it. It is actually mostly green if you use a spectrograph).
By that logic white seems pretty bad too, but I think white is often used because of the sheer brightness achievable with technologies that produce white light outweigh that problem.
Red might actually be the a good choice due to the contrast despite the reduced sensitivity of the human eye since there's little in the sky that is red. However, you pay for that great contrast with reduced eye sensitivity which makes it difficult to detect at a distance, but when you see it, it is really obvious. Whereas with white light you can see it at long distances but it takes time to figure out what you're looking at."
No science. Just my own eyes on one test. I saw the white at 1000 feet on a sunny day but honestly I don't think I would've seen it if I didn't know it was there. When I rotated around I could not see the red until I came in a couple of hundred get closer. Can't say about the other colors. Again this is just one person's middle aged eyes and one flight. I really initially wanted them for daytime but seeing what they look like at night or had inspired me to do more night flying.
ryantrax
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Exactly where I placed mine....Just got mine (white and red) and put them on with Velcro until I decide on a more permanent mount. This is where I stuck them for now.
My first thoughts...WOW!! Forget several hundred feet. Go for several thousand. In the sunlight I could still see the white at about 1000 feet but at night I was about 2000 feet out (couldn't go much further in the area I was in) and it looked like a small plane in the distance. I asked my wife to come out and try and find it and she spotted it immediately.
I think the leg mounts look much better but after seeing how bright they are my concern is that it will interfere with the camera. With where I put the red one it only showed up on screen at full speed forward and even that was only a little bit.
On the back... Does anyone see an issue mounting it to the back of the camera mount, Basically right below where it is now?
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Awesome service from both of these guys folks. I ordered last night around 7 PM, and I have now received emails from both informing me that the items are on their way. If you're 'on the fence' about this purchase, I say give them your support.
