Yeah - I did my first VLOS tests with my
M4P yesterday, and agree something needs to be done !
I can see it fairly well at 200 ft (out), barely by 400ft, and it's a dot at much more than that.
And given the insania decision of DJI to stop the flashing nav lights whenever record is active we clearly have to do
something, because when those ARE working VLOS is radically increased, and I can still see it against greenery or blue sky for more like 600-800 ft, which is much more reasonable.
I reckon neon reflective tape along the arms is the way to go. At minimum we would need something on the back and another color on one side, and we can deduce orientation from that, though for consistency I would probably do orange tape on both back legs, and equivalent bright yellow tape on both front legs, which will mean there is less brain decoding to be done every time ! Of course that tape will have to be tough, very sticky, waterproof, yet <4 strips of it must not weigh more than a gram.
I have only just realised the need for this myself, so haven't looked into what is available yet, so will defer initially to the people who have
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