Night Flying - HZ Super Cub

[HigherFlyer420]

Dude, thank you for the tips! specially the Velcro wing strut attachments! GENIUS!! Thanks!!!

[24262748]

Looks ridiculous !

[rja12]

The reason for many UFO sightings

[ox141jf]

only problem is short of making your super cub light up as if it had a spot light , it is very difficult to fly at night

[mcintosh1964]

wow, I know this video is old, but I wanted to tell you that your mod with the velcro is fantastic!!!! It works great!!! Thanks

[Didgeman80]

I think it's a great idea! WHo wants to wait for shipping from ebay when you can grab something quick and easy at walmart anyways?

[sparkalgorithm]

I also found at Walmart at stuffed pet toy cat, which I keep in my toolbox along with my night lights... WTF #t=1m35s

[pudd750]

you rock-- i hadnt thought of velcroing the wing struts but i had thought of everything else i thought-- good stuff and super night flight

[zakwebb1]

just use the export acsesory

[peterbehler]

Great Video, too bad it's 2yrs old or maybe I would be able to find those lights at my walmart, even looked for the celebration lights. I'm not inspired to make a custom light system with LEDs off the xport plug.

I don't like the light systems that look like 3-4 LED's flying in the sky, I like seeing the wings or fuse a little. So I'm building it semi-based on your light positions. Thanks again

[stormranger6]

you have talent! well done. im just beginning in the hobby started  on the 4th of july. Got a long way to go before i even consider myself an amateur but thanks to videos like yours im gaining knowledge. thanks!

[superacepilot]

i have tried to find these lights at walmart but none of the walmarts or kmarts sell these lights in the kc missouri area. anywhere online i can find these? thanks

[kapitanC]

it almost a year now, i wont miss a night flying session once a week. i can see you are having fun there. i know i do. 5*

[9unuunu]

it's that r2d2 ? =)) at 1:15 ??

[wooberdob]

I did this thanks it is awsum. Have a 100 planes gas, elect ect. but still love the super cub. Put some trexler 3 1/2 " inflatables on them and they will land on anything,Michael

[peterkania]

you realize you can buy a complete LED navigation lights system with a switch for only $10 on eBay! smart one you just ruined your plane with making those huge holes when you could insert small LEDs!!!

[chasrankin]

"Smart one" didn't ruin his plane with huge holes. There were no holes at all - none....look again. Also, "smart one" posted this video over two years ago when I was just getting into flying. You, smart one, are the one posting negative comments on a two-year old video.

[peterkania]

yeah well sorry about my negative comment but i was just saying in general that there are better ways to do this, and i did not see the date that it was posted on.

and why do you reply to like every comment on this video, i somehow see you all over it?

[sslusshy]

peterkania grow up man! I actually like this idea more. You don't have wires running around everywhere and they are way more brighter! I think its awesome!

[blackcarreraGT]

Huge holes? Are you a fucking idiot these are not screwed in watch the vid fucking tard.!

[98525]

Good idea, and cheap!!

good thinkin!

[mslattebo]

lol is that a real tarantula??

[98525]

I doubt it...

[arand4]

it just looks great

[bionichb]

why's flying like a drunk crow?

[grandja10]

u see the big r2d2 1:15 AUSOME PLUS THE PLANE GOOD IDEA WITH THE VELCRO

[cmoney1812]

i use those finger lights on planes too

[lostcause617]

Wont that weigh the plane down?

[spiceyvideo]

"I'm not sure why you would want to attach a strobe to your finger..." that was my absolut favorite part!

[dannycarter85]

nice vid 5 stars

[nmower]

Love the velcro strut idea. I just received a Super Cub as a gift and was already thinking of a way to make wing removal easier. Thanks for answering my question.

[skullcrusher491]

How did you ook them up? Grom a seperate power supply, or did you get the power from the bat pack. I would like to do this but I do not know how to. Also if you hooked up from batt pack did you use resistors. how did you hook up the leds in series or how. Please get back to me i realy want to do this. as you can see from my videos a use leds but they stink yours are realy good. I get my power from a whatch battery. Thank you

Skullcrusher491

[chasrankin]

Each light is self-contained with its own battery and on/off switch. Very simple.

[jbw9999]

How did you attach the wing 'struts' to the velcro?

[chasrankin]

Very simple.  Cut a three inch piece of self adhesive velcro. The just peel off the backing paper and fold in half with the strut inside. I now take a pair of scissors and cut the corners off for a smoother appearance. You'll love how this makes wing removal and installation so quick and easy.

[AIRPLANEMAN1965]

Great project! Only question is wouldn't so many of these ring lights cause weight and drag issues? Must be a brushless motor. Unfortunataly I don't have any videos, but something I'll post in a separate comment due to letter character limitations.

[chasrankin]

The lights do add some weight and drag, but this plane comes with a good strong motor. Obviously, the idea is to only use the lights when you want to fly in the dark. For daylight flying, they pop right off.

[n2008r]

i have a J-3 piper cub & a Slow-V

[huffy523]

Thanks for the velcro suggestion on the wing supports. I did that immediately to mine.

[huffy523]

is that spider real, just ccurious

[toppie34]

I just assembled my supercub and I like it s power so i can put alot of accesoires on it

[kl9594]

dude i need 2 put those on mine. i have a great field but i cant night fly

[easa13]

good job nice airplane

[greenseaships]

It's embarrassing to think that I was gonna put glowsticks on mine hehehe

[chasrankin]

Thanks for your response. I hope that you and yours have as much fun flying this plane as we do. Best to you all. -C.

[RCguy14]

dude i cant find those lights at walmart where are they? i like the lights on the super cub

[chasrankin]

They are located up front right near the check-out counters. I've seen them recently so I know they are still around. Good luck.

[RCguy14]

thanks i'll look for them next time im at walmart

[NightFlyyer]

Great Job!

[RedHotFlam3]

lol nice idea man im gonna try it rofl

[adam1mc]

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As I said, these lights were picked up in the Bridal section of Walmart. They are manufactured by a company called Hirschberg Schutz & Co and they are called "Celebration Lights"

I stole your Velcro ideas and have fastened the lights via that method. I just take them off during the day. (I also used the Velcro on my wings and love it)

[adam1mc]

I placed those stickers all over the wings and then used the little red black light to make those glow. That worked quite well as the stickers are fluorescent.

After searching for a while I found a set of these lights on e-bay. I've copied the image over to my photobucket account for safe keeping as this was a very hard image to come by. (cont)

[adam1mc]

The lights this guy used are just ok. I ended up using the same lights for my rear light and to illuminate the tops of my wings.

I ended up using lights that were just as cheap but provided better results. Check the bridal section of most Super Walmarts and you will find small LED lights used to light up helium balloons and drinks.

These lights can be placed inside the SuperCub to make it light up.

Check out my results here:

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[chasrankin]

"This guy" appreciates your sharing of info regarding the improvements and fun we can all have with our Super Cubs. I will admit that your wording was a bit off-putting. I checked out your video (though I could not access it via this link) ...very nice. But I would love to see the actual lights and mostly how you mounted them on your Cub, etc.

Signed, "This guy" that used lights that are just OK.

[adam1mc]

Sorry.. Didn't mean to offend or sound condescending. I just wrote the message quickly and without much thought. It was actually your video that inspired me to try night flying.

I found the lights that you used but they didn't quite light up the plane like I had hoped. But, the red version of the lights are similar to black lights. Therefore I purchased bright orange price tag stickers for a price gun from Office Max. (CONT)

[coolieoops]

That's awsome! The supercub has x-port and you could fly it with the night flight module. But this way seems way cooler and more effctive

[gamedude593]

ya and i bought the nfm a few months ago and it doesnt work well on the super cub

[gamedude593]

ok never mind i found them.

[youarenotspecial]

AWESOME video. I'm a new Cubber and I can't wait to get into all these mods! My favorite part is the velcro support mod, but I like your customized parts case too, ha ha. Just SICK, dude.

[gamedude593]

what part of the store were you in when you found the lights?

[chasrankin]

Look in the "impulse buy" racks right up around the check-out counters. I saw some a few weeks ago.

[gamedude593]

which ones? the racks right next to the checkout counters?

[eastcoast78]

thnxx keep in touch.

cheers mike...

[eastcoast78]

mani ve been looking for those in wal mart for ever for these lights ,get some and i'll buy the off you,,,please pm me rcuniverce (eastcoast78) or the super cub forum!!!!

[chasrankin]

I'll keep my eyes open. I too have found them hard to come by. May have been a seasonal item...don't know.

[sassydave]

Excellent! Very nice, especially the velcro tip!

[NightFlyyer]

PS.  5 Stars!

[NightFlyyer]

Good job. I have been night flying since 1981 and love it. I like scale lights though, and red lights on airplanes are always on the left. It is easier to stay oriented when they are the same as real planes. Of course yours is really lit, so easy to see.

You can also see my night flying video from 1991 on youtube. Search Night Flying Christen Eagle.

Keep it up. Your doing good. We are going to have a night fun fly this summer. Wanna come?

[Cricket202]

Crafty

[lyndman]

Wow, it's like a mini UFO!

[sebasitsme]

I have a night video of my firebird freedom. Its similar to yours but I extended the lights of the night module to the wings and tail. Look at my videos.

[TopARO]

You know theres a kit you can buy that is made for the Super Cub, for flying at night. I love the idea. Seems like somthing I would come up with.

[sebasitsme]

The night module. But those lights suck because they are only at the bottom of the airplane and are very hard to see its better what he did.