Category Archives: Night Flying

Video: Full-on night flight of my SkyBoy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mark

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Night maiden of my SkyBoy

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Mark

My StevensAero SkyBoy 600 making it’s first flights in the darkness (and near-darkness). After the first few flights, I decided the plane was too loud and that the way I’d bolted it onto the firewall was to blame. These are … Continue reading →

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Night Maiden of my SkyBoy

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mark

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StevensAero SkyBoy 600

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mark

My StevensAero SkyBoy 600, in ivory and dark red AeroFILM. Setup: Emax BL2815/09 1000kv Outrunner Motor (3.9 oz – 450 watt) Sky Power 45A ESC with Linear BEC 2200mAh 3-cell – 2700mAh 4-cell LiPos (2x) Power Up AS315MG 17g metal … Continue reading →

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Dusk flight of the M-226 wing

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Mark

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Self portrait with M226

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Mark

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Mugi night flight – photos

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Mark

My Mugi clone, flying at twilight:

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Mugi Evo clone night maiden

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Mark

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A little night flying

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Mark

My lite Stryker, lighting up the night skies.

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Zombee – Night Flyer Mod

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mark

Zombee hasn’t been getting much air time lately, so I decided to turn it into a night flier. I added a few strips of green and white LEDs, which plug into the balance port on the battery. (Early tests showed … Continue reading →

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Light Stryker’s lights annotated

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Mark

Just a couple of photos to show off how well the LEDs light up the Stryker’s wing and fuse. I’ve mounted LED strips with the LED lights facing into the foam, rather than pointing outwards.