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Title: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: marcin on November 29, 2012, 03:31:46 AM
180  LED's.
Nothing else was ON in room ,totally dark and this is done just by wing led's.
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Title: Re: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: FPVSteve on November 29, 2012, 10:48:14 AM
Nice!

Title: Re: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: Dizzy on November 29, 2012, 01:03:52 PM
marcin you will probably find as i did that less is best its will blend into a big blob of light at any distance, I use a lower power now on mine and have the international colour arrangement on my plane which really means that anybody who should know them will know  my heading, also with two different patterns top from bottom its also very easy to see where u are in the air.

It works too i can fly further at night los,  than during the day :D
and i mean a lot further too ;)

dizzy
Title: Re: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: FPVSteve on November 29, 2012, 01:31:36 PM
Think he'll be flying FPV Dizzy, should have great landing lights :D
Title: Re: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: electrotor on November 29, 2012, 01:32:01 PM
I have two night flying models - a Mugi (small delta) and an AXN Cloud. The Mugi has minimal lighting top and bottom but the Cloud is festooned with lights. Both are colour coded for port and starboard which has helped with orientation. I would tend to agree with Dizzy that you can have too much lighting.
I would suggest you get some lights on the fins at the tips. I found that the side view of the Mugi was the most difficult to see at a distance even with flashing lights on the twin fins. The Cloud was easier to see because it has lights along the fuselage side and up the fin.
Neither of mine are FPV but your spotter would still need to see your model from all angles.
Title: Re: Preparing myself for night missions.
Post by: marcin on November 29, 2012, 02:07:17 PM
FPV all the way  ;D my spotter is in bed at night  :P