[NSRCA-discussion] Foamy Night Flying

[Bob Lavey]

Our club has a night fly every year, and this year a couple of the
participants used Yuri's method.  It was by far the best solution I've seen.
The planes were well illuminated and quite easy to see.
 
Others used lots of glow sticks taped to various parts of the plane, but
those became very hard to see at any distance, and they'd be much too heavy
for electrics.
 
Bob


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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:35 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Foamy Night Flying



Guys,

 

Slightly off topic - the best weather year round is at night where I live.
I also saw one of the latest MA where Yuri had placed LED lights on the wing
tips, that shined back on this wings and fuselage.  The description made it
sound like the night time visual was as if a spot-light was following the
plane everywhere it went.  

 

What is the best solution for foamies?  I see that www.shulmanaviation.com
sells mini-lights and have seen them installed a friends plane, but did not
see it night fly.  

 

Has anyone tried the "Yuri" method where light shines back on the plane, or
used the ones noted above where the clear, red, green lights on on the tips.

 

All suggestions and experiences welcome

 

Thanks,

Jim

 

 

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