Micro T-28 Trojan mods with Tiny Brite Lights +Modifications.

Since I am flying my Micro T-28 Trojan more and more in the dark I decided to make these changes to my Tiny Brite Lights installation. It makes it more realistic.. Due to the TBL design, the only thing you can switch on or off with the transmitter is the entire light set, wing lights and guns.
You cannot switch just the machine gun lights off, cause all lights all go off.
Switching the lights off, even by accident, is something you just would not want to do in the dark.
So I figured out a way to make the machine guns come on randomly as in a real battle, making the entire night flight way more realistic.
If I had to design my own lights, as I have long ago, I would have put in digital servo pulse switch to control the lights. Be that as it may, here is what I did with what I got.

Also, does anybody have an e-mail address for Tiny Brite Lights that they respond too?

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Dave Herbert
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[beastly239]

hey dave, what plane do you recommend teaching myself on? i do not plan to learn from an instructor or a simulator. I was thinking the Hobby Zone Super Cub or the Champ?

[NightFlyyer]

@beastly239 The first flight "either plane" should be done with a real instructor. A sim will give a good sense of learning controls. Good luck. I like the super cub, btw.

[startazz]

Yet again Dave a how to video with a bit of flyig too = my favourite so thumbs up mate ;-)

[NightFlyyer]

@startazz Thanks so very kindly. I appreciate it. ~NightFlyyer~

[beverke7]

great job Dave, it now looks even better and more practical, thumbs up for sure !

[NightFlyyer]

@beverke7 Thanks so very much for your comments. ~NightFlyyer~

[mark350320]

Also, would you no the dim switch position to let me use my lp5dsm on the t-28, and would you even recommend this TX over the small RTF one, im thinking bigger is better, and it just feels like a more serious TX and maybe more range??,

[mark350320]

Hi, love ur videos, what would you have to change to run the 500 mil lipos. I have a bunch if them from my blade 120sr. Can you just use the adapter or will you fry the rx, speed controler, ect.. Thankx

[3801Catcher]

Looks like someone needs a new nose for his P-51 ;)

[hugodwong]

Where do you order your TBL sets from? I ordered direct from them and they are extremely slow. I've been waiting for 2 weeks and I'm only 30 miles away from them in IL. Finally got someone to respond to an email and they said it was on it's way. It's been another week, still not lights. Emailed them 4 days ago, no response. The email address on their website doesn't work, luckily I paid with PayPal and it listed another email address. You see similar problems dealing with this "company"?

[6Sally5]

Dave, I've had my um p51 for a while and still have a tendency to over-control. I have a DX6i...what do you think about programming in some expo? Would it smooth me out better? Love your vids! Semper Fi.

[sparrowlt]

I would love to add those lights to my Champ and Trojan, but they dont sell them to Spain unfortunatelly

[moosehunt2007]

I had no problem getting the tiny brite lights to switch on and off with the 3-way flap switch on my DX7. It will allow you to have them off, navigation and strobe only on, and everything on. It's funny, all I had to do was plug it in......

[eisenb]

What's the cleanest way to route the wires along the wings and to the vertical stabilizer? Looks like you've run them lights along the leading edge of the underside of the wings, but did you cut any kind of seam to get out from the fuselage in either case?

I'm presuming you just used tape for placement.

Also, did you bind the Tiny Brite circuit board to the bottom of the fuselage or the top? Looks like the bottom.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm not as handy and imaginative as you are.

[sd21fsddsf]

The lights CAN BE turned on and off with the little transmitter that came with it. When the lights are plugged into the central servo connector, When you go to "low rate" (by pushing the right stick into the transmitter) the lights go off

WHY? Night time raids need covert approach!! Flying outside a hospital and close fly-bys on the windows, Security was coming so I killed the lights, blind landed in a big field and drove off. Came back later and turns the light on to find the plane.

[sd21fsddsf]

@NightFlyyer

If the light circuit board is mounted more aft, between the receiver and the aileron servo, then the tail light will reach to the correct spot, on top of the rudder.