Best Strobe Color for day time flying.

[Dronecation]

There is some confusion here. Some are suggesting that white is “brightest” when in fact all colours emitted with the same power output are of equal “brilliance.” It is the colour spectrum and how we see it that makes a difference.

On the light spectrum, colours to the red end have shorter wavelengths and to the other end, the wavelengths are longer, so given the same power output, the higher the wavelength are more discernable to the human eye.

White light is an amalgam of all the colour spectrum and has a wider wavelength and this is why it is easier to see,

There are further complications with human eye perception and that is CVD (colour blindness) which is a deficiently in the rods and cones of the eye which are unable to discern various wavelengths (usually along the red/green access) and whilst a small proportion of the population have a pronounced CVD, we all have varying degrees of non sensitivity to parts of the colour spectrum. This is why white light seems “brighter.”

What Are The Most Visible Colors From A Distance?

Color travels in waves, which are loosely divided into short, medium and long in length. Because colors travel at different wavelengths, some are easier to see than others, but the amount of light is also a factor. In general, however, green is the most visible color from a distance.

www.sciencing.com

 

[Dale D]

Received my Air 3S 10 days ago but with the rain, wind an me having the flu I have been unable to fly it. It’s not replacing my Mini just adding to my fleet.

Question that I have is I want to add a small Firehouse strobe to the underside and wondering what would be the best color for daytime flying?

I have white strobes for night, but they don’t seem noticeable enough for daytime flying.

I've been using white flashing Firehouse for years. It really only helps on a dark day, (clouds) . I do not fly at night. For regular Florida sunny days it is not much help at all.

 

[Phantomrain.org]

As others have said the lights make little difference in the Day, but you might consider getting a Rescue Jacket for the Air 3S as that will give you up to 2800 ft of VLOS . I rarely fly without it.


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Gear to fly your Air 2s in the Rain . Increase your VLOS

 

[Tman1265]

I do mine orange, easy to see in a tree...........

I can attest to that