Sometime ago I bought a STARTRC strobe light for my Mini 3 but living in a very bright environment I’ve had little chance to use it. This morning I awoke to a very dark overcast day so took my Mini 3 to my favorite hill to do some testing.
With the strobe light attached and set to bright white flashing I took off and lost sight of the drone at around 300 m (984 feet). I reversed the flight and the light became visible again at around 230 m (754 feet). I repeated the test several times against a dark sky and came to the conclusion that the strobe was really only visible to around 250 m (820 feet). Even at that distance if I took my eye off the drone for a few seconds it was hard to locate it again.
When I bought the light the product info stated “visible up to 3 km away” which is very misleading and although I am of an age my long distance sight is still very good.
Does anyone else have similar experiences with strobe lights and exaggerated line of sight claims or are there strobe lights available that really can be seen at 3 km (1.86 miles)!?
With the strobe light attached and set to bright white flashing I took off and lost sight of the drone at around 300 m (984 feet). I reversed the flight and the light became visible again at around 230 m (754 feet). I repeated the test several times against a dark sky and came to the conclusion that the strobe was really only visible to around 250 m (820 feet). Even at that distance if I took my eye off the drone for a few seconds it was hard to locate it again.
When I bought the light the product info stated “visible up to 3 km away” which is very misleading and although I am of an age my long distance sight is still very good.
Does anyone else have similar experiences with strobe lights and exaggerated line of sight claims or are there strobe lights available that really can be seen at 3 km (1.86 miles)!?