Highly visible lights?
08-29-2009, 05:33 PM
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Highly visible lights?
As the years go by and the eyes age, my brother and I have more and more trouble keeping track of our planes while on final. We are fortunate enough to have a great dry lake bed to fly on but we have problems keeping track of the planes during certain parts of the final. At low altitude the background mountains and hills tend to mask the plane. Consequently we tend to make rather steep approaches which means a very long taxi back to the pit (or in some cases a long retrieval walk).
Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
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Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
Regards
08-30-2009, 08:26 AM
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RE: Highly visible lights?
ORIGINAL: Don41
As the years go by and the eyes age, my brother and I have more and more trouble keeping track of our planes while on final. We are fortunate enough to have a great dry lake bed to fly on but we have problems keeping track of the planes during certain parts of the final. At low altitude the background mountains and hills tend to mask the plane. Consequently we tend to make rather steep approaches which means a very long taxi back to the pit (or in some cases a long retrieval walk).
Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
Regards
As the years go by and the eyes age, my brother and I have more and more trouble keeping track of our planes while on final. We are fortunate enough to have a great dry lake bed to fly on but we have problems keeping track of the planes during certain parts of the final. At low altitude the background mountains and hills tend to mask the plane. Consequently we tend to make rather steep approaches which means a very long taxi back to the pit (or in some cases a long retrieval walk).
Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
Regards
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08-30-2009, 11:41 AM
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RE: Highly visible lights?
ORIGINAL: SoCalSal
Hi, try this out. I have them and believe me they are bright in day light.
http://electrodynam.com/rc/index.shtml
ORIGINAL: Don41
As the years go by and the eyes age, my brother and I have more and more trouble keeping track of our planes while on final. We are fortunate enough to have a great dry lake bed to fly on but we have problems keeping track of the planes during certain parts of the final. At low altitude the background mountains and hills tend to mask the plane. Consequently we tend to make rather steep approaches which means a very long taxi back to the pit (or in some cases a long retrieval walk).
Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
Regards
As the years go by and the eyes age, my brother and I have more and more trouble keeping track of our planes while on final. We are fortunate enough to have a great dry lake bed to fly on but we have problems keeping track of the planes during certain parts of the final. At low altitude the background mountains and hills tend to mask the plane. Consequently we tend to make rather steep approaches which means a very long taxi back to the pit (or in some cases a long retrieval walk).
Question: I know there are lights available but are there any that are more than decorative? We need something that would be highly visible and be easily tracked against the terrain.
Regards
http://electrodynam.com/rc/index.shtml
Regards
08-30-2009, 12:17 PM
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RE: Highly visible lights?
It might not be the best for pretty but a 1" orange strip all the way down the leading edge trimmed with white so the orange stands out works pretty good.
08-30-2009, 02:48 PM
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RE: Highly visible lights?
ORIGINAL: TFF
It might not be the best for pretty but a 1'' orange strip all the way down the leading edge trimmed with white so the orange stands out works pretty good.
It might not be the best for pretty but a 1'' orange strip all the way down the leading edge trimmed with white so the orange stands out works pretty good.
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08-30-2009, 03:19 PM
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RE: Highly visible lights?
Without the sharp contrast of the orange flanked with the white it wont work as well. I find if I try to blend it in with the overall scheme it looses its effectiveness. It almost has to mess it up to work. I hate that low transition too.
