In this second episode in our Drone Busters Series, we test strobe lights and their visibility from 3 statute miles, as required by the regulation.
Blog post with tables: pilotinstitute.com/drone-stro...
00:00 Introduction
00:32 7 Strobe overview
02:24 Testing area description
03:06 New night regulation recap
04:21 Lume Cube Strobe
05:23 Firehouse Arc-2
06:21 TopSun Cree
07:02 TopSun Dome
07:42 Ulanzi DR-01
09:01 Ulanzi DR-02
09:49 FireHouse Arc V
10:49 Test Method
12:40 Field Testing Begins
13:25 Lumecube DLOS test
15:09 FireHouse Arc 2 DLOS test
16:33 TopSun Cree DLOS test
17:20 TopSun Dome DLOS test
18:12 Ulanzi DR-01 DLOS test
20:00 Ulanzi DR-02 DLOS test
20:30 Arc V DLOS Test
21:09 Top ILOS Tests Begin
21:40 Lume Cube Top
22:15 Firehouse Arc 2 Top
23:57 TopSun Cre Top
25:10 Topsun Dome Top
25:56 Ulanzi DR-01 Top
26:43 Ulanzi DR02 Top
27:16 Arc V Top
27:28 The Clear Winner
29:08 Summary & Final Thoughts
We purchased all the strobe lights we could find on Amazon (and a few we had in stock already) and ended up with 7 models. Come find out which is the best drone strobe light on the market.
1. LumeCube Strobe: amzn.to/3uGcFf6
2. FireHouse Arc II: tinyurl.com/78rw5sek
3. TopSun Cree: amzn.to/3q2oEA9
4. TopSun “Dome”: amzn.to/2OaJWhy
5. Ulanzi DR-01: amzn.to/2OebuD2
6. Ulanzi DR-02: amzn.to/3dUokAV
7. FireHouse Arc V: amzn.to/3r4CIdL
Find more about each light, which one we preferred, which one performed better when mounted in the front and on top. More importantly, we tested the anti collision lights to see if they all meet the FAA requirements to be visible from 3 miles.
Finally, we looked at which anti collision lights are weigh the least, their size, and their battery life. Watch the full video to find out which lights are the brightest. You can now fly your drone at night as a commercial Part 107 drone pilot as long as you do the free training on the FAA website. Recreational pilots can generally fly at night too with a anti-collision light.
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