Night flying equipment

[Arwel]

Hi guys,
Where can I get all the gear from? Fancy having a go. Anybody tried it??

[Steve]

My mate's done it at our field last year with his Sceadu.

It cost him about £150 to get all the stuff like blades and light ropes, and he had real problems with the reliability of the lights, but it was definately good fun for a few minutes.

If nobody else on here can help, I'll find out where he got all the stuff from.

D'you know what the hardest thing about night-flying is?






Knowing where the ground is!

My friend made a hoola-hoop with a light rope and laid it on the ground so that he knew where to land.

[Arwel]

Thanks mate.

Looks good on the DVD's. Bring a bit of life to the flying club!

[Ade_Law]

most clubs also dont allow flying after dusk. so you might want to check that before you shell out for the gear.

Ade

[simon_s]

We have a go at night flying at our club quite often, using Furys to T-rex 450s. I use one of my raptor 50’s
I got my Blades, night drivers and some strings from helikraft and the rest from fast-lad. Midland helicopters also sell the blades I believe.
The Align strings are crap. They often short out so you will need to repair them and this can be a really fiddly job. Once repaired, I haven’t had any problems with them.
There are a couple of pictures in my gallery of night flying over xmas.
Its worth covering up any lights on your TX when you are flying as they can be a pain. I wear glasses and usually get lights reflecting off my glasses which can be a bit disorientating.
It’s awesome fun though!

[robgt]

Bring it up to our club if you have issues night flying at your local

Visit www.nightflying.co.uk for glow rope, blades and accessories...

I plan on getting myself rigged up soon...

Cheers,
Rob