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Blades, Night Flying and Painting > Night Flying

Alex Rodriguez
Senior Heliman
Location: Ohio

I am ready to start night flying (I think). Everyone tells me it is easier for orientation but tricky to find the ground. How many people night fly?

12-19-2001 Over year old.

beedub
Senior Heliman
Location: Arlington, Tx

It's a little unconortable at first but once you do it you realize it is pretty much the same. I feel I can actually see the heli better at night.

12-19-2001 Over year old.

rckrzy1
Elite Veteran
Location: Hurst Texas

say what

Quote
Originally posted by beedub It's a little unconortable at first but once you do it you realize it is pretty much the same. I feel I can actually see the heli better at night.

Ok I don't speak Texan good enough yet, what is unconortable? Is
that a cross between uncomfortable and uncontrolable?

You know where to find me Brian.

Wildcat Fuels

12-21-2001 Over year old.

beedub
Senior Heliman
Location: Arlington, Tx

opps,

conortable=Comfortable , fat fingers and all. Yeah, I'll come find ya!

12-25-2001 Over year old.

Dave_D
Key Veteran
Location: Philippines

Just try it... it's fun.

12-31-2001 Over year old.

Heli-Driver
Elite Veteran
Location: Arlington, TX

Hey Adam!

Whatzamatter? I've heard you talk before, you speak perfect Texan talk.
Besides, Brian probably wrote that post with only the lights in his room were the night blades glowing.

Howz those X-Cells? You keeping them warm during these cold days?

I finally got my GV-1 going in the 46 with the optical sensor. Guess I'm going to have to put one on the R60 too.

Chased any more plankers lately?

See ya,

Raymond

Raymond

Predator Gasser SE/231 X 2
Century Helicopters

12-31-2001 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

DangerousDick
Veteran
Location: Cheshire, England

Hey Alex, you missed a category off that poll :

Those that WANT TO night fly

Count me in

Cheers
Richard.

01-14-2002 Over year old.

Location:

orienation lights

During the day, I would often get dis-oriented since I fly a small
EP Concept heli, with no canopy. (to save weight).
I found some ultra-bright blue, red and green LEDS. I have
two blue LEDS on the LEFT side, two green LEDS on the RIght
side and two RED LEDS pointing down and two RED LEDS pointing
backwards. It really helps me to see which way I am pointing during
my daytime flying especially when I get momentarily blinded by the sun or if I fly into some shadows. I then tried flying a dusk and also at night
under a stree light. The LEDS really helped on orientating myself.

Peter

01-16-2002 Over year old.

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i would like to know if you have your lights in a clear canapy and whats the best way to install the glow wire in the canapy is.I am flying my eagle wc at night at my home in thailand where there is no city lights,much easyer to see from a distance.I would like to know about the landing lights.

01-26-2002 Over year old.

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Actually I am not using glow wire. I am using discrete light emitting
diodes, two per colour. I mounted the LEDs on a small piece of
perf board, and then used a piece of double sided tape to hold the perf board on to either side of my motor and the other remaining perf board
to the frame just below the tail boom.

01-26-2002 Over year old.

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