Orientation aids

[Gymbal]

Hi folks

Have a 450 pro clone and am getting to the point of breaking out from the hover. I get her quite far out now without going into a cold sweat, but everything apart from the skids and canopy is black.

I am thinking of putting some flourescent parts on the tail to help me with orientation, but would a bright tailfin or rotors give me the most benefit? (Can't afford both at the mo). I fancy some bright orange tail rotors to match my shiny new canopy, but at 12,000 rpm am I really going to see them?

Would bright flybar paddles help too? I'm looking at the KBDD stuff btw.


Thanks

Rob

[adieuk]

some bright orange tail fins do the job Rob

[muscleflex]

Would bright tail fins be better than bright colored tail blades? I could do with this help as well

[adieuk]

tail fin is the best and the cheapest you could get some florescent spay and spray them yourself

[wayne123]

One of our members has put florescent tape along the boom, he has green on one side and orange on the other and it stands out well.
If it was me I would go with a florescent fin set, stands out well and it's not going to be as fiddle as trying to put tape along a 450 size boom.

[Baldie]

Buy a cheap canopy and spray it floro orange . When you get it off at a distance you will be able to tell front from back which I think is the most important .

[bikerflier]

Agree.
Even better, paint one side bright Orange and other bright Yellow.
I used Solar Trim on the canopy instead of painting. Bright colours, different each side.
Can also stick this onto boom and tail fin.

Buy a cheap canopy and spray it floro orange . When you get it off at a distance you will be able to tell front from back which I think is the most important .

[leons]

I have painted my canopy a bright yellow...and the tail fin and tail blade are flo orange.

The tail blades just show as an orange circle.

leon

[Gymbal]

Thanks for great info. Looks like tail fin it is. Will still do tail blades at a later date, purely cos I'm a tart, lol. But if tailfin will give greater benefit then that's first.

Just replaced the dull original blue and white canopy with a nice high contrast orange one, stands out far better

Thanks again. All advice greatly welcomed

Rob

[mark_w]

I would say the canopy makes the biggest difference.

Where abouts in Bristol do you fly?

[Baldie]

An orange canopy

[mark_w]

An orange canopy

Where?

[scoobystig]

Pink stands out brilliantly at long distances (i'm sure rachel will agree)

[Gymbal]

I would say the canopy makes the biggest difference.

Where abouts in Bristol do you fly?

Couple of spots out Warmley way, and Bath MHC. Or anywhere else I can find out of public's way



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I have just ordered KBDD neon orange tail blades, horiz/vert stabilisers, flybar paddles and dampers. The missus will kill me if she finds out...

But it will look bl00dy sexy when done, so all's well

Cheers for help peeps!


Rob

[Gymbal]

Well this should help


Sorry for poor quality pics...

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Thanks again for all your help! Just have to wait for weather to clear so I can try it out

Cheers

Rob