Reddit mentions of Firehouse Technology ARC White Strobe

Nifty idea! I've never encountered troublesome seagulls, but I could see those birds being real assholes if they don't like a drone.

Another idea: Put a couple mega-bright LEDs on your drone. These small LED lights are so bright that I cannot look at my drone when they are turned on. They can be seen from miles away. I cannot adequately explain how absurdly bright they are.

The bonus is that these lights let you safely fly your drone at night as well.

I purchased this as my first fuel can and really like it.

https://www.amazon.com/Surecan-CRSUR5G1-Gasoline-CAN-Gallon/dp/B00DE2EDAY/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=gas+can&qid=1564078992&s=gateway&sr=8-6

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These firehouse strobes are popular (but I have not used them).

https://www.amazon.com/Firehouse-Technology-Approved-Flights-Quadcopter/dp/B073PMGLXR/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=firehouse+strobe&qid=1564079064&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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I picked up this mirror

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RZQI68/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is absolutely true. However. The modifications required are a stick on light that can be had on Amazon for under $50:

https://www.amazon.com/Firehouse-Technology-Approved-Flights-Quadcopter/dp/B073PMGLXR/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=uas+night+light&qid=1556464058&s=gateway&sr=8-6-spell

People get 107 night waivers using those, never mind recreational flights.

As for the footage itself, it looks compressed, IE shot with a telephoto rather than wide angle lens. (I was thinking inspire here until someone mentioned class B... That is unfortunate and an Ins. pilot kinda should know better so perhaps a Mavic 2 zoom? ) That compression means it's hard to have a good idea of exactly where he was or what he was flying over. (Kinda why you're not supposed to fly FPV without a VO, ya know?) I agree that the general area is bad if it is class B but I don't think there's sufficient evidence that he's flying over people, including that highway.

My point here is that there is a degree of ambiguity about whether or not this was legal. I see people frequently rush to judgement on these flights- and my suspicion is that the "crime" may sometimes be SLANDER. Yelling about how other people are commiting crimes has the potential to be a crime itself, and is regardless a somewhat unwelcoming thing to do to new members of the community.

PS regarding that Class B business: Recreational pilots are still allowed to follow community based guidelines like those published by the AMA. Here's the whole guidance:

www.modelaircraft.org/files/100.pdf

He doesn't need to be in class G, write a letter for a waiver, use LAANC or any other shenanigans. He needs to be 5 miles from an airport. Fin.