Introducing FlyLEDs

[IowaRV9Dreamer]

Originally Posted by Paul from Flyleds

The orange board also now includes the magnetic reed switch already mounted to the board, and a cable tie hole so you can anchor the power wires.

I have a 9A and might want one of those. What does the magnetic reed switch do?

[Paul from Flyleds]

Originally Posted by IowaRV9Dreamer

What does the magnetic reed switch do?

To change the strobe pattern requires pushing a button, which requires you to unscrew the strobe from the tail.
I wired a reed switch in parallel with the button. Now you should be able to simply hold a magnet to the side of the tail to select your strobe pattern.
An old car speaker magnet I have activates the reed switch from an inch or two away.

[Whitman]

Paul,

I LOVE the tail strobe I bought from you for my rv4! The strobes are so bright and well built! Thank you.

[dwranda]

I ordered my kit last week and the communication from Paul has been amazing. Before I ordered I had some questions and he answered the same day. The same thing yesterday when I emailed asking what kind of solder I should get. He said it is included in the kit. If his product is as good as his customer service, I will be a happy camper!!!! Can't wait for the kit to arrive.

[dwranda]

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Kit just arrived today. Looks great! For someone who knows virtually nothing about electronics, it is quite a task ahead of me. Looking forward to it though.

[Lionclaw]

These look awesome! Would anyone be willing to post a video of them operating at night?

[Paul from Flyleds]

Hi Andy.
Thanks for the compliment!
The closest I have so far is a video we took a while ago which you'll find on our news page.
We lined up two RV-10s nose to nose one afternoon and set the lights blinking.
The owner of the other -10 bought a Flyleds kit after seeing the comparison but he hasn't fitted them yet, so there's still an opportunity for us to set up a quick comparison flight.
Hopefully one evening sometime soon!

[cderk]

Does the tail strobe meet the requirements for night flight?

[flightlogic]

It meets mine. Been flying around for four decades... and never met a single person with some kind of meter, to come over and measure my tail light.
I know I have to cover my face when it is powered in the daytime... or I see spots for 15 minutes.

[Paul from Flyleds]

Originally Posted by cderk

Does the tail strobe meet the requirements for night flight?

That certainly was the intention!
3000 lumens, ~140 degrees of coverage. It's bright!

The stand alone model can even blink out a somewhat random pattern of flashes that a keen observer might realise is actually morse code for N688CD...