I would not put them near the compass. Just in case.I was thinking something similar to this:
or this:
STROBON Cree® LED Strobe Lights
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How long do they work on answer single charge?
Have you shot any nighttime video or stills with them on?
That would be the main issue I think- messing up your exposures.
Probably can gobo them from hitting the lens- but they still may affect exposure during a dusk or night shot.
I think I'd rather Velcro them on Top of the bird entirely to avoid screwing up the photos.
Mount one facing forward and one back.
Just a thought.
Have you shot any nighttime video or stills with them on?
That would be the main issue I think- messing up your exposures.
Probably can gobo them from hitting the lens- but they still may affect exposure during a dusk or night shot.
I think I'd rather Velcro them on Top of the bird entirely to avoid screwing up the photos.
Mount one facing forward and one back.
Just a thought.
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I have left mine on sitting on the table overnight for eight hours and they were still flashing.
Yes, as long as they are facing the right direction.
I had a strobe and a loud beeper on my Pixhawk quad. It was on a timer, so after X amount of time it would go off. It would help finding it in a field or at night. Or it could be triggered by a switch on the remote.
I tried mine out at dusk tonight, let me say 2 things -
1.) It looks awesome
2.) It works fantastically
Does the strobe itself satisfy the FAA VLOS requirement?
I see more twilight flying in my future.
1.) It looks awesome
2.) It works fantastically
Does the strobe itself satisfy the FAA VLOS requirement?
I see more twilight flying in my future.
Not
I hope.
I'll take your positive experience as guidance.
Not sure about the FAA as we have CASA to deal with over here, but we have to maintain VLOS unaided and the strobes that I ordered through msinger are going to help me greatly against the seasonal cloudy skies during the daytime. Night flying looks to be a no brainer.
I hope.
I'll take your positive experience as guidance.
There was still a fair amount of light when I started, it was definitely helpful against clouds (I have the white color). As it got darker, it was indispensable.
I too have a white unit, and for the last week has been almost impossible to locate against the clouds at anything past 250 mtrs. No problem using the radar to orientate myself again, but the regs state that it must be VLOS and for once I'm trying to be responsible......
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msinger, I already have a pair of the standalones for each of my drones, but they're the pre-CREE ones. The specs on the flytron site lists visibility for both to be 3 miles.
Can you say that there is a significant enough difference in brightness to justify upgrading to the CREE? I am mostly interested in if they would be a noticeable advantage for daylight use.
Chris
Can you say that there is a significant enough difference in brightness to justify upgrading to the CREE? I am mostly interested in if they would be a noticeable advantage for daylight use.
Chris
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Can you tell me where you found these mounts?I was thinking something similar to this:
or this:
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On eBay, but the seller is in Germany. I'm coming up with my own I'll be posting them on eBay Soon. My Mavic version is done, I'll be starting on the P4 version soon.
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Thanks. Looking forward to yours.On eBay, but the seller is in Germany. I'm coming up with my own I'll be posting them on eBay Soon. My Mavic version is done, I'll be starting on the P4 version soon.
