Hey Bernard I don't use them all the time because they only stand out while cruising under a cloudstreet or in slightly overcast conditions. In bright daylight they are less effective but I still turn them on while flying in areas of high traffic density. Isn’t that a bit selective... bit like putting seat belts on in heavy traffic ! Col
From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of anthony.sm...@adelaide.on.net Sent: Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:39 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA My only additional thought was whether it would be worth connecting the LED strobes up to be triggered by the flarm such that when the flarm alarm sounds the strobes start going (in addition to a manual switch). A different line of thought, that would up the fun quotient considerably, would be a modern version of the RP-63 'Pinball' (google it). Connect up a little box simialr to flarm that works out line of fire in two aircraft and then go dog fighting. The strobes go off signifying hits. (The RP-63 was a development of the Bell P-63 King Cobra in WW2 and was used to train bomber gunners. It had a strobe light in the nose in lieu of the cannon. The strobe would light up signifying hits from the gunners.) On Wed 21/09/11 9:18 AM , Mark Newton new...@atdot.dotat.org sent: LED strobes are increasingly common in the amateur-built arena. The desire to save weight means it's pretty unusual to install a strobe which requires a heavy power box these days. - mark On 21/09/2011, at 7:18, "Future Aviation" <ec...@internode.on.net<javascript:top.opencompose('ec...@internode.on.net','','','')>> wrote: Hi Anthony and others! You might recall that I have embedded a row of LED strobe lights into the leading edge of the winglets on my ASH 25. It was a trail for Schleicher and happend about four or five years ago. I don't use them all the time because they only stand out while cruising under a cloudstreet or in slightly overcast conditions. In bright daylight they are less effective but I still turn them on while flying in areas of high traffic density. The very latest generation of LED strobes are by far more powerful and a lot more effective. They will momentarily blind you if you look directly into them - just as conventional strobes do. The relatively narrow beam remains a problem but this can be overcome by embedding several rows of LED lights into the leading edge of the fin. This option is now available on the latest breed of Schleicher ships. The beauty is that there are no aerodynamic penalties at all. Kind regards to all Bernard ________________________________ From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net<javascript:top.opencompose('aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net','','','')> [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Smith Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 8:52 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA Not necessarily. A range of high intensity LED strobes are coming into the market. An example is: http://www.aeroleds.com/ It may soon be feasible to run a pair of wing tip strobes off a second battery for aircraft operating in high traffic areas. From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net<javascript:top.opencompose('aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net','','','')> [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of John McFarlane Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 8:07 AM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA Back to Day-Glo wing tips and noses again – small wheel From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net<javascript:top.opencompose('aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net','','','')> [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Christopher Mc Donnell Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 7:24 AM To: Gliding mail list Subject: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA http://www.atc-network.com/News/39650/CAA-funds-visibility-trial _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net<javascript:top.opencompose('Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net','','','')> To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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