Mini Painted the Mini to aid viewing

[TommyP]

I painted my Mini orange to make it easier to view with different shades of green backgrounds.
Just used a water based hobby paint

 

[Yogi053]

What drone did you use to film your mini?

 

[Bxr532001]

I painted my Mini to make it easier to view with different shades of green.
Just used a water based hobby paint

It is more visible. It looks Orange to me

 

[TommyP]

What drone did you use to film your mini?

Mini 1 filming a Mini 1.

 

[TommyP]

It is more visible. It looks Orange to me

The mini is orange.
I was looking at the different green backgrounds.
A lot easier to see in dry grass.

 

[SpitFire]

Welcome to the forum from Chicago the Windy City.
Interesting. Was it worth it?

 

[TommyP]

Welcome to the forum from Chicago the Windy City.
Interesting. Was it worth it?

Yes it was better painted. White and orange showed up better when flying close to a forest.
The orange looked black against a cloudy sky.
A lot easier to see in the distance and if landed in dry grass.

 

[Droniac]

I painted my Mini orange to make it easier to view with different shades of green backgrounds.
Just used a water based hobby paint

I love it. Super visible. Sunkist!

 

[TommyP]

I love it. Super visible. Sunkist!

Put the mini in a field of long grass and flew over with another mini.
It was very easy to see from the air and also when close in the grass.

 

[TommyP]

Looks good against the blue sky.
First photo at 120m altitude.

 

[Thomas B]

Checked your photos. My drones are skinned also.
Using VLOS they all are little dark dots beyond 250’ or so.
Skins are very useful in event of crash or forced landing at distance though.

 

[TommyP]

Checked your photos. My drones are skinned also.
Using VLOS they all are little dark dots beyond 250’ or so.
Skins are very useful in event of crash or forced landing at distance though.

I left some of the top white so it could be seen better from above in a crash.
The orange and white is easier to see against our chalky soils.

 

[Droniac]

Looks good against the blue sky.
First photo at 120m altitude.

Not too shabby! I’m a sloppy hobbiest. I’d be concerned with the sensors etc. although phantomrain.org sells waterproof drone coats in a couple of noticeable colors and as I believe he actually uses two different colors to more clearly make the front and rear aspects more obvious. I’m yet to order one yet but that’s the way I think I’ll go. Fool proof, foul proof and waterproof. But from the pics it achieves your goal nicely. Godspeed

 

[TommyP]

Not too shabby! I’m a sloppy hobbiest. I’d be concerned with the sensors etc. although phantomrain.org sells waterproof drone coats in a couple of noticeable colors and as I believe he actually uses two different colors to more clearly make the front and rear aspects more obvious. I’m yet to order one yet but that’s the way I think I’ll go. Fool proof, foul proof and waterproof. But from the pics it achieves your goal nicely. Godspeed

It was only a water based hobby paint so will come of easy. All the sensors are working good just make sure I didn't paint over anything.
I might change the colour so I can tell which way it is pointing but the remote tells me that.
Has made a big difference against the green background of trees.

 

[Thomas B]

It was only a water based hobby paint so will come of easy. All the sensors are working good just make sure I didn't paint over anything.
I might change the colour so I can tell which way it is pointing but the remote tells me that.
Has made a big difference against the green background of trees.

Strobes are useful for determining the drone’s orientation and extending VLOS.

 

[TommyP]

Strobes are useful for determining the drone’s orientation and extending VLOS.

Yes, I am looking at that next. Just have to find some good ones.

 

[Thomas B]

Yes, I am looking at that next. Just have to find some good ones.

I like the Firehouse ARC XLs. Use mounts from our own @Aerial-Pixel . See the 11 sec video below... check the ground.