I painted my Mini orange to make it easier to view with different shades of green backgrounds.
Just used a water based hobby paint
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Mini Painted the Mini to aid viewing
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I painted my Mini orange to make it easier to view with different shades of green backgrounds.
Just used a water based hobby paint
Bxr532001
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The mini is orange.
I was looking at the different green backgrounds.
A lot easier to see in dry grass.
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Interesting. Was it worth it?
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
I like the Firehouse ARC XLs. Use mounts from our own @Aerial-Pixel . See the 11 sec video below... check the ground.
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