Firehouse Dual arrived

reaperman · Mar 8, 2021

My Firehouse dual, white strobe arrived today. Its not the cleanest install, I'm still hunting for some kind of belly mount but for now the velcro seems to be working. I mounted the strobe lengthwise to keep the lights further away from the sensors. I tested it today in the bright sun and it makes a huge difference in visibility. I was up over 300' and pretty far out and could still see it flashing. Which is exactly what I was hoping for to maintain a better VLOS. At first I considered a colored wrap to help with visibility but opted for a bottom strobe light. Nothing wrong with a drone wrap, I may get one anyway, they look cool. But a wrap isn't in the same league as a strobe for a visual aid. I can't wait to try it out this evening and on a cloudy day. And, yes, this little strobe is very bright.

CmB · Mar 8, 2021

Could I ask what the total weight is now that the strobe is fitted (if you know of course)?

reaperman · Mar 8, 2021

The specs on the strobe, says approx 3.5 grams, the velcro I never weighted alone. According to my $6 Amazon kitchen scale the drone/strobe, now weighs 246 grams. My scale may be weighing it a tad heavy. I've saw plenty of YouTube vids showing the actual drone weight approx 238.5 grams. I did put extra velcro on the drone and on the strobe for more velcro surface area.

I took it up this evening just before sunset, with a partly cloudy sky. The strobe very visible at 400 feet high and a long ways away. Once you take your eyes off of it at a distance it can be challenging find, as expected. In darkness, it should be visible a long way.

ZippyDo · Mar 9, 2021

CmB said:
Could I ask what the total weight is now that the strobe is fitted (if you know of course)?

Your answer here
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CmB · Mar 9, 2021

Thanks.
That was basically what I was after.

sarimento1 · Mar 9, 2021

i recently got the firehouse dual with the miss chrissy mount.
works great.
not big issue to switch the mini on, then clip on the light.
really impressive improvement in visibility.
previously i had small leds that mounted on bottom of the motors, garbage.

reaperman · Mar 9, 2021

sarimento1 said:
i recently got the firehouse dual with the miss chrissy mount.
works great.
not big issue to switch the mini on, then clip on the light.
really impressive improvement in visibility.
previously i had small leds that mounted on bottom of the motors, garbage.

Does the mount allow enough air flow to the vents on the bottom?

sarimento1 · Mar 9, 2021

I’ve not had any problem so far

ChiefPilot · Mar 13, 2021

I have 3 of them for my P4Pro v2. Two on the landing gear with the Firehouse mounts and one velcro nose on. I use the 1000 lumens versions. NO performance degradation what so ever.

Lister · Mar 13, 2021

These high brightness strobes should be standard. Fantastic improvement in aircraft visibility.

reaperman · Mar 13, 2021

I ordered a miss chrissy belly mount about a week ago to clean up the install. Hoping it arrives soon, but the estimated shipping time was from 1-3 weeks. Seems a bit long for a simple product shipped from only a few states away.

Rgrimard · Mar 13, 2021

reaperman said:
My Firehouse dual, white strobe arrived today. Its not the cleanest install, I'm still hunting for some kind of belly mount but for now the velcro seems to be working. I mounted the strobe lengthwise to keep the lights further away from the sensors. I tested it today in the bright sun and it makes a huge difference in visibility. I was up over 300' and pretty far out and could still see it flashing. Which is exactly what I was hoping for to maintain a better VLOS. At first I considered a colored wrap to help with visibility but opted for a bottom strobe light. Nothing wrong with a drone wrap, I may get one anyway, they look cool. But a wrap isn't in the same league as a strobe for a visual aid. I can't wait to try it out this evening and on a cloudy day. And, yes, this little strobe is very bright.

Hi....I purchased the Firehouse-V strobe and mounted it on the Back-End of the Mini-2 and I agree
with you What a difference this strobe makes. I got the RED one with flashing Strobe bright lights
and I can see this Mini-2 much better now when the Green Terrain is in the Back ground, the flashing Red lights show up. I also ran a test up High to see if the flashing lights allow me to find the **** thing !!
and its great. For the price of the FireHouse-V its well worth it. Those strobe lights even bother my eyes when I test it prior to flight time. I may get one for my Mavic Air-2...

reaperman · Mar 14, 2021

Rgrimard said:
Hi....I purchased the Firehouse-V strobe and mounted it on the Back-End of the Mini-2 and I agree
with you What a difference this strobe makes. I got the RED one with flashing Strobe bright lights
and I can see this Mini-2 much better now when the Green Terrain is in the Back ground, the flashing Red lights show up. I also ran a test up High to see if the flashing lights allow me to find the **** thing !!
and its great. For the price of the FireHouse-V its well worth it. Those strobe lights even bother my eyes when I test it prior to flight time. I may get one for my Mavic Air-2...

How did you mount your strobe to the back? There isn't alot of space back there to start with and the "V" is larger than the dual strobe.

Rgrimard · Mar 14, 2021

Yes there is not much room. It comes with Velcro already cut to size, I just put
the Firehouse on the battery Door and made sure that it would not interfere with
removing the battery. I leave it in place and charge it without removing it....So far...So Good.

Dale D · Jun 30, 2021

Rgrimard said:
Yes there is not much room. It comes with Velcro already cut to size, I just put
the Firehouse on the battery Door and made sure that it would not interfere with
removing the battery. I leave it in place and charge it without removing it....So far...So Good.

reaperman said:
How did you mount your strobe to the back? There isn't alot of space back there to start with and the "V" is larger than the dual strobe.

could you both snap an iPhone photo of it for me?

Dale D · Jun 30, 2021

Dale D said:
could you both snap an iPhone photo of it for me?

Is a photo of your strobe/Mini install available?

Howz · Jul 2, 2021

I have mine mounted here, it’s ok with the leg extenders fitted.

Dale D · Jul 2, 2021

Howz said:
I have mine mounted here, it’s ok with the leg extenders fitted.

OK- just ordered it. It clamps on and allows vented to be unobstructed. I called and spoke to them. They leave it on permanently because taking it on and off will eventually damage the chassis.