At 06:22 PM 13/07/05 +1000, you wrote:
> I seem to remember reading of a series of flight tests on gliders using
>strobe lamps - was it published on the DG website or newsletter? I forget.
>A couple of years ago. lights in sunlight was ineffectual in improving
>visibility. Does anyone else recall the article I'm referring to?
>
>Dave Shorter
Dave,
I think it was Dick Johnson and the article appeared in Soaring magazine.
The conclusions were that strobes that were low enough drain to not be a
disaster for a glider battery were ineffective in all but low light
conditions.
Mike
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