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kevinbattista · 09-09-2011, 09:10 AM

just finished setting up my first nite flyr.. cant wait to test it out tonight ...

more pics in my profile

kavic5150 · 09-17-2011, 05:42 PM

Just took a vid of my 550 last night. I'm still not done, its a work in progress. I'm planning 2 sets of night blades, one with the usual 20ma LEDs and the other with just one or two 140ma max hi powered leds running off of 350ma lipos.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqdrs7uQaLk[/ame]

Ghostflyer1 · 09-26-2011, 01:35 PM

Very NICE

kavic5150 · 10-25-2011, 03:44 PM

Thanks Ghostflyer. Just did another vid the other morning right after first light. This one is my nightflyer blade 400.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlsfRMvWhs[/ame]

kaos · 10-25-2011, 05:22 PM

Looking good. nice smooth slow piro.

same color led on top and bottom of the blade certainly confuse my eye a little.

kavic5150 · 10-25-2011, 06:21 PM

No, thats just my crappy 6MP camera. I have white LEDs on the top, blue on the bottom, and green on the tips.

TheBum · 10-27-2011, 07:52 PM

Some night flight footage of my Atom 500 at the Southern Rotary Classic this year. My wife was having trouble keeping the camera steady and following the heli, so I flew slower than normal.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxCMDK92N7c[/ame]

jody · 10-27-2011, 08:39 PM

My Outrage Fusion 50 with my first LED night setup.

need to FF to bout 56 seconds before it starts to move....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkposNIb6Ss[/ame]

kaos · 10-29-2011, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jody

My Outrage Fusion 50 with my first LED night setup.

Nice set up, great flying.
that inner blue led appears to go on and off. Is that by design or a loose contact?
If by design, what did you do?

Ghostflyer1 · 11-01-2011, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOcnc

RGB grafix rotorblades night fight in germany

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giHx48q3dpo

Very nicely done

I was looking for something like those a while back but I gave up on that little project and just went with standard night blades. Might talk with the folks at Edge to see if the can embed it into the blade itself... again very impressive. did you design the circuit board yourself ?

Ghostflyer1 · 11-01-2011, 09:24 AM

Here is a rather boring test flight of my Gaui 550 lit up for night. Wish I could get RGB blades that do images :?

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kIi8MSQNjE[/ame]

msawyer110 · 11-16-2011, 07:24 PM

Night
Rig

jody · 11-20-2011, 06:25 PM

Here is a video of my night rig In Perth Australia. Need to go to about 50 seconds before flying starts (had a hold up) pretty happy with the setup now. All HK supplied :-)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkposNIb6Ss[/ame]

Jason O'Connell · 11-27-2011, 10:42 AM

Nice lookin rig jody! Are those RotorTech mains and tails you are using in the vid?

jody · 11-28-2011, 10:44 PM

Yes well spotted best tail blade I have used to be honest. I would prefer some edge night blades I think but these work good also :-)

thanks for the compliments :-)

pommesschranke · 12-02-2011, 09:25 AM

pictures:
http://www.23hq.com/laserman/night

video:

timay · 12-05-2011, 07:56 AM

Maiden flight of "Version 1." I orient a lot using the skids, so I need to light them up somehow. Still making up my mind on how I want to do that; lots of good options in this forum. Also trying to decide if I want to light up the tail rotor or not and if so, how. I'm trying to keep this as simple and minimal as possible.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QhHbq8ny2k[/ame]

Ghostflyer1 · 12-06-2011, 10:22 AM

Nice video guys/gals which ever applies. On those DIY night blades, have you ever thought about trying to find RGB leds so that the blades change colors ???

timay · 12-12-2011, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghostflyer1

Nice video guys/gals which ever applies. On those DIY night blades, have you ever thought about trying to find RGB leds so that the blades change colors ???

No, not really. I like one color on the top of the blades and another color on the bottom. In my opinion, it makes orientation easier. Changing colors could make it confusing to fly.

RGB LEDs would need 4 wires each. That could really make wiring complicated, and would add to weight.

My $.02

mbrawanski · 12-21-2011, 05:13 PM

Hi All,

Some movies from my night LED setup on 450

Made it visible during the night, and also makes flying more comfortable during day/sunset

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-A1c3zIQ90[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4hG--L6M2I[/ame]

09-09-2011, 09:10 AM	#61 (permalink)
kevinbattista Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2010	just finished setting up my first nite flyr.. cant wait to test it out tonight ... more pics in my profile __________________ it's not a competition, it's a hobby EXI 450 + FUTABA t7c Tx = Phoenix Sim "it's free to crash on a sim"

09-26-2011, 01:35 PM	#63 (permalink)
Ghostflyer1 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2010	Very NICE __________________ GhostFlyer1 KDS Dual Innova 700's, Innova 450,, and to many others to list

10-27-2011, 07:52 PM	#67 (permalink)
TheBum HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2007	Some night flight footage of my Atom 500 at the Southern Rotary Classic this year. My wife was having trouble keeping the camera steady and following the heli, so I flew slower than normal. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxCMDK92N7c[/ame] __________________ Alan (just call me "Bum"; no need to be so formal) HeliFreak Support Protos Max Evo 700 (Brain 2), Protos Max V2 770 (iKON 2), Synergy 516 (Brain 2), Oxy 2 (Falcon 12) Graupner MZ-32 Experience is something you gain only after you need it. I wouldn't mind social media so much if it didn't involve people.

11-01-2011, 09:24 AM	#71 (permalink)
Ghostflyer1 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2010	Here is a rather boring test flight of my Gaui 550 lit up for night. Wish I could get RGB blades that do images :? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kIi8MSQNjE[/ame] __________________ GhostFlyer1 KDS Dual Innova 700's, Innova 450,, and to many others to list

11-16-2011, 07:24 PM	#72 (permalink)
msawyer110 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2011	My Mcpx Night Rig Attached Thumbnails __________________ Trex 500 3g v3.0 Trex 450 3g v3.0 Bl Mcpx Dx-7

09-17-2011, 05:42 PM	#62 (permalink)
kavic5150 Banned User Join Date: Jan 2010	Just took a vid of my 550 last night. I'm still not done, its a work in progress. I'm planning 2 sets of night blades, one with the usual 20ma LEDs and the other with just one or two 140ma max hi powered leds running off of 350ma lipos. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqdrs7uQaLk[/ame]

10-25-2011, 03:44 PM	#64 (permalink)
kavic5150 Banned User Join Date: Jan 2010	Thanks Ghostflyer. Just did another vid the other morning right after first light. This one is my nightflyer blade 400. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJlsfRMvWhs[/ame]

10-25-2011, 05:22 PM	#65 (permalink)
kaos Registered Users Join Date: May 2010	Looking good. nice smooth slow piro. same color led on top and bottom of the blade certainly confuse my eye a little.

10-25-2011, 06:21 PM	#66 (permalink)
kavic5150 Banned User Join Date: Jan 2010	No, thats just my crappy 6MP camera. I have white LEDs on the top, blue on the bottom, and green on the tips.

10-27-2011, 08:39 PM	#68 (permalink)
jody Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2004	My Outrage Fusion 50 with my first LED night setup. need to FF to bout 56 seconds before it starts to move.... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkposNIb6Ss[/ame]

11-20-2011, 06:25 PM	#73 (permalink)
jody Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2004	Here is a video of my night rig In Perth Australia. Need to go to about 50 seconds before flying starts (had a hold up) pretty happy with the setup now. All HK supplied :-) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkposNIb6Ss[/ame]

11-27-2011, 10:42 AM	#74 (permalink)
Jason O'Connell Formerly BarnStormer Join Date: Aug 2008	Nice lookin rig jody! Are those RotorTech mains and tails you are using in the vid? __________________ Scorpion Power Systems

11-28-2011, 10:44 PM	#75 (permalink)
jody Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2004	Yes well spotted best tail blade I have used to be honest. I would prefer some edge night blades I think but these work good also :-) thanks for the compliments :-)

12-02-2011, 09:25 AM	#76 (permalink)
pommesschranke Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2009	my first (DIY) night blades pictures: http://www.23hq.com/laserman/night video:

12-05-2011, 07:56 AM	#77 (permalink)
timay Registered Users Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern VA just outside DC (inside the 15 mile SFRA)	Maiden flight of "Version 1." I orient a lot using the skids, so I need to light them up somehow. Still making up my mind on how I want to do that; lots of good options in this forum. Also trying to decide if I want to light up the tail rotor or not and if so, how. I'm trying to keep this as simple and minimal as possible. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QhHbq8ny2k[/ame]

12-06-2011, 10:22 AM	#78 (permalink)
Ghostflyer1 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2010	Nice video guys/gals which ever applies. On those DIY night blades, have you ever thought about trying to find RGB leds so that the blades change colors ??? __________________ GhostFlyer1 KDS Dual Innova 700's, Innova 450,, and to many others to list

12-21-2011, 05:13 PM	#80 (permalink)
mbrawanski Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2010	Hi All, Some movies from my night LED setup on 450 Made it visible during the night, and also makes flying more comfortable during day/sunset [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-A1c3zIQ90[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4hG--L6M2I[/ame]

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