If you’re handy with a keyboard, you can even create your own light sequences. Lights in the horizontal stabilizer turn red or green to indicate if you are climbing or descending. As you climb, more lights become illuminated on the wing. It uses the LED controller’s built-in variometer to give you a visual indicator of how high you are flying. I found that having those solid references really helps with in-flight orientation, which can sometimes be a challenge when night flying.Īnother interesting feature is the Altitude sequence. The rest of the lights on the model perform whatever show you have chosen. When enabled, the LEDs in the left wingtip are red, those in the right wingtip are green, and the tail lights are white. One feature that I found particularly useful is the Navigation Light option. If you really want to grab some attention, try the Strobe show! It will separate your model from the night-flying herd!
Fans of the TV show Knight Rider will get a kick out of the Cylon sequence. Some are simple solid colors, while others "move" the lights all around the Night Radian. Wingnut Tech calls them "shows," and for good reason. The LED controller comes preprogrammed with a variety of light sequences. You flip the switch to halt at your chosen light sequence. If you use a two-position or a three-position switch, the Wingnut Tech controller will cycle through the library of light sequences. I simply turn the knob until I see the light sequence that I want. While installing the Wingnut Tech device (instructions are online), you will choose whether to control the lights with a knob or a switch on your transmitter. This detour will only take you a few minutes. You must activate them using the receiver programming software and one of the software interface devices offered by Spektrum. If you’re flying the BNF version of the Night Radian, be advised that channels 4 through 6 of the included Spektrum AR636B receiver are inactive. You will need a spare channel on your radio system to connect the Wingnut Tech LED controller. This board is designed to be placed under the belly hatch of the Night Radian and it actually frees up some space in the model’s crowded nose compartment.
You only need to plug in the connectors from the Night Radian’s LED strips and route a servo lead to your receiver. Swapping out the stock LED controller for the Wingnut Tech unit is easy. It gives you the freedom to change light sequences on the fly using your transmitter. That is not the case with Wingnut Tech’s new Night Radian LED Controller. One limitation, however, is that the model’s stock LED controller does not allow you to change the light sequence during flight. Its bright, multicolor LEDs create a dazzling light show in the sky. THE E-FLITE NIGHT RADIAN FT 2.0M is a popular model that has introduced many hobbyists to the excitement of night flying.
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