Why are drones not offered in more visible colours?

[Calicassy]

Here are some pics. I have strobe on at least 1 ft 1 bk arms and 1 bottom so it can be seen

 

[Feek]

but put firehouse strobes (6) when all needed and that takes me to about 1600-1800ft at 200ft alt. I can look down at controller and back up and see the strobe first then color and I am 60

If you've got front facing strobes, do you see the flashes on videos?

 

[Dale D]

I have a DJI mini4 pro and I often lose VLOS simply by looking briefly at the controller. And it got me wondering why they don’t make drones in more visible colours like red for example? I think i could locate it better then.
What if i hand painted it? Is that an option? Would the weight of the paint put me over 250g?
Any thoughts?

I had the original Mavic Air which was bright red. Frankly, once it gets in the air, I could not tell the color. I think you really needs to watch that drone like a hawk, and strobes would be very helpful.

Dale
Miami

 

[Calicassy]

If you've got front facing strobes, do you see the flashes on videos?

No I do not see the flashes. They are mounted on down legs with the skin and 5 strobes my mavic 2 pro weights in at 990 grams 83 grams over base weight.

 

[Parkerjh]

Any thoughts?

I use skins for fun. They add a lot of color and flair. What they don't add is any increased visibility. After 50' or so, doesn't much matter what color it is. If you're struggling for visibility, add a strobe.

 

[Calicassy]

I got these mounts thru aerial-pixel.com for the future strobes for the mavic 2 pro. They are great. Feel fine flying over 600ft dst. And over 200ft ht. 3rd. Well worth it

 

[Robert Prior]

I did chuckle when I had a look at some of the sites selling skins to see they do camouflage versions!

Chap I knew who was in the navy was rather critical of the new sea-pattern camouflage working uniforms when he was issued one. Just the thing to be wearing when you need to hide among the waves!