PolarPro Drone Strobe Light

[My Drone Adventures]

I just tested the new PolarPro Drone Strobe light On my MA2 Tonight and I have to say it is nice. I like the design way better then Firehouse’s but I think Firehouse’s is the brighter one.

In pre-dusk light I could easily see it for 1500-2200 feet before I could not tell the difference of it and the cloud in the background.

At sunset the visibility increased, but at the tail end of sunset approach dark the visibility was great. I could see it for far longer then I care to post. Will it really hit the 3-mile claim, I don’t know but it was impressive for such a little strobe.

Amazon.com: PolarPro Drone Strobe Light - 3mile Visibility for Mavic 2, Mavic Pro, Phantom Series, Inspire Series: Camera & Photo

Amazon.com: PolarPro Drone Strobe Light - 3mile Visibility for Mavic 2, Mavic Pro, Phantom Series, Inspire Series: Camera & Photo

www.amazon.com

 

[Jeff A]

So far, for me, this is the most interesting strobe I have seen.

 

[rhexis]

attaching it to the bottom like that does it interfere with the sensors?

 

[Ars3nal3432]

attaching it to the bottom like that does it interfere with the sensors?

For the MA2 it looks like it will

 

[z28lt1]

Thanks for the post and review! It does look like a nice design.

That said, I imagine I'll be sticking with my Firehouse (ARC 2)'s for a long time. The brightness is outstanding, but for me more important is the form factor. Being light/small and being able to put one on each leg to color code front/back and left/right is invaluable.

The Polar Pro design does look good for someone who just want a light to see the drone.

 

[My Drone Adventures]

attaching it to the bottom like that does it interfere with the sensors?

I mounted it is three configurations last night for those tests. Once on the back leg facing rear to see if it would be used in more daylight scenarios. It worked great and added an extra 300 feet of clear LOS. (I had darn bright white clouds interfering with the test, so I stopped). I then attached it to the rear facing down for similar reasons. It worked better that way as you had more of a dome coverage. The drawback was how the MA2 sits the underside was too close to the ground and sometimes the ground would turn off the strobe. I then moved it to the front leg in the down position and it was amazing. You could see it for a long,long, ways.
I might try again tonight with it on top and stage someone down to the 3 mile mark and see.

 

[My Drone Adventures]

For the MA2 it looks like it will

I will try tonight but it looks like you can strap it over the battery and in between the two cameras. I will need to turn off the aux light though.

 

[Ars3nal3432]

I will try tonight but it looks like you can strap it over the battery and in between the two cameras. I will need to turn off the aux light though.

Fly with caution

 

[AnsibleMedia]

Firehouse has a new Arc V coming out in a couple weeks that looks quite nice, I'm waiting for that to launch for my MA2

 

[My Drone Adventures]

Firehouse has a new Arc V coming out in a couple weeks that looks quite nice, I'm waiting for that to launch for my MA2

Interesting. I will have to check that out. Wasn’t able to fly last night so I will try again tonight to see if I still like these ones.

 

[Public Safety UAS]

The new Firehouse Arc "V" is actually out as of Friday, very low profile and brighter, fits about anywhere. Not a fan of strap mounted strobes they break.....

 

[buzz96]

I will try tonight but it looks like you can strap it over the battery and in between the two cameras. I will need to turn off the aux light though.

Can you post some photos of the installation arrangements you tried?

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

The new Firehouse Arc "V" is actually out as of Friday, very low profile and brighter, fits about anywhere. Not a fan of strap mounted strobes they break.....

We are now offering strobe mounts for the ARC V on our website in addition to all the other popular strobes:
ARC V For Mavic 2 Series
ARC V For Mavic Air 2
ARC V For Phantom 4 Series