Light up landing gear?

SKYQUEST · 11-17-2011, 07:50 PM

I flew my trex 600e for the first time at night. It was fun as hell. But, the thing that bothered me is that my landing struts were not visable...the rest looks great so far.
Are there light up struts, or some way of lighting the struts?

TheBum · 11-17-2011, 09:40 PM

I just put LED strips down the struts.

kaos · 11-17-2011, 10:50 PM

I put 2 rows of leds at the bottom of the body and one row of leds on each side of landing skid with different color. You can see the skid clearly with one color and the leds on the bottom of the body will light up the landing area and give your a shape/shadow of the whole landing skid.

CF_Machete · 11-19-2011, 09:11 PM

I used to use a landing light on an extra switch that I had available. plugged rite into my rx. I could have left it on, but if the heli was angled the right way, it was like high beams from on coming traffic.

kavic5150 · 11-19-2011, 10:44 PM

I just posted a separate thread about this. I've had CCFL lamps on my landing gear for awhile, just havent got around to doing a write up about them.

SKYQUEST · 11-20-2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kavic5150

I just posted a separate thread about this. I've had CCFL lamps on my landing gear for awhile, just havent got around to doing a write up about them.

That does sound interesting....hmmmm....

rkopka · 11-21-2011, 09:21 AM

I had white SMD stripes at the landing gear but it was much too bright. Removed it and now I have only a red and a green LED at the end of the skids. The light ist still enough to land.

RK

ChrisH · 11-21-2011, 10:40 AM

I used LEDs and pointed them inwards towards my skids, which were translucent at the time ...

This an old heli (now gone), but the concept is still the same.

SKYQUEST · 11-23-2011, 05:20 PM

DUDE, that is a sweet led set-up!!!

ChrisH · 11-23-2011, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SKYQUEST

DUDE, that is a sweet led set-up!!!

Now gone ... haha. But thanks

gbidwell · 12-13-2011, 06:49 AM

yeah, looks great! do you wear sunglasses at night when you fly that thing

correction, I mean when you flew that bird.

ChrisH · 12-13-2011, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbidwell

yeah, looks great! do you wear sunglasses at night when you fly that thing

correction, I mean when you flew that bird.

Haha, nope, but I almost needed to!

11-17-2011, 07:50 PM	#1
SKYQUEST Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: US, Elmwood Park, NJ	Light up landing gear? I flew my trex 600e for the first time at night. It was fun as hell. But, the thing that bothered me is that my landing struts were not visable...the rest looks great so far. Are there light up struts, or some way of lighting the struts?

11-17-2011, 09:40 PM	#2
TheBum HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: McKinney, TX, USA, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe	I just put LED strips down the struts. __________________ Alan (just call me "Bum"; no need to be so formal) HeliFreak Support Nankin Hobby Field Rep, Compass Support Team Helis: Compass Atom 500 (V-Bar), Compass Atom 6HV (V-Bar), Blade 130X, Blade mCPX Experience is something you obtain only after you need it. I wouldn't mind social media so much if it didn't involve people.

11-17-2011, 10:50 PM	#3
kaos Registered Users Join Date: May 2010 Location: US	I put 2 rows of leds at the bottom of the body and one row of leds on each side of landing skid with different color. You can see the skid clearly with one color and the leds on the bottom of the body will light up the landing area and give your a shape/shadow of the whole landing skid. Attached Thumbnails

11-19-2011, 09:11 PM	#4
CF_Machete Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	I used to use a landing light on an extra switch that I had available. plugged rite into my rx. I could have left it on, but if the heli was angled the right way, it was like high beams from on coming traffic. __________________ fbl furion 6, fbl gaui 200 v2, FBL Stretched Align 450 pro V2, fbl t-rex 500, fbl beater 450...and some planks.

11-19-2011, 10:44 PM	#5
kavic5150 Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: US, east coast	I just posted a separate thread about this. I've had CCFL lamps on my landing gear for awhile, just havent got around to doing a write up about them. __________________ Hoss X4e 6s, Gaui 550, Protos 500 12s, Losi Speed-T. Save the flybar !!

11-21-2011, 09:21 AM	#7
rkopka Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Graz,Austria	I had white SMD stripes at the landing gear but it was much too bright. Removed it and now I have only a red and a green LED at the end of the skids. The light ist still enough to land. RK

11-21-2011, 10:40 AM	#8
ChrisH HF Support Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CA	I used LEDs and pointed them inwards towards my skids, which were translucent at the time ... This an old heli (now gone), but the concept is still the same. __________________ Edge Rotorblades Thor/Voltz Batteries 450 Pro V-Bar 130X

11-23-2011, 05:20 PM	#9
SKYQUEST Thread Starter Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: US, Elmwood Park, NJ	DUDE, that is a sweet led set-up!!!

12-13-2011, 06:49 AM	#11
gbidwell Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia	yeah, looks great! do you wear sunglasses at night when you fly that thing correction, I mean when you flew that bird.

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