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Stumbled across this site in my favorites, forgot I even had seen this before. William has a lot of good information about getting started with night flying.

For example to get started William suggest Light sticks. They are simple quick but there are some disadvantages. William states...

One of the simplest (yet least elegant) solutions is to use chemical light sticks to light up the airplane. This has the advantages of being economical (light sticks are cheap), quick to set up, and they require no power source. Their disadvantages, however, include additional weight to the aircraft, disruption of the airflow over the aircraft surfaces (increasing drag and altering flight characteristics), and limited life span. Light sticks will not shed enough light on the aircraft to make the actual airframe visible in the sky, so all you will see will be the light sticks. Therefore, it is important to arrange the light sticks - and enough of them - in a particular pattern so that you can discern the orientation and heading of the aircraft in the dark.

Flying at night requires that you are very familiar with your aircraft obviously and he goes into a few good ideas to get started.

I cannot fully emphasize the importance of being familiar with the plane you want to fly at night. The more comfortable you are flying it during the day, the easier it will be to make the transition into the night. But don't be fooled by your confidence. No matter how well you feel you know your aircraft - no matter how long you have been flying it - it will be a different experience flying it at night for the first time. Do not plan to do anything fancy during your first few flights, because your first few flights will be used to learn some new skills (or at least sharpen ones you already have). On my first night flight, I flew a plane that I had been flying for many years. Taking it up at night seemed almost natural. But that's only because I was already so familiar with the aircraft that I knew what to expect and could accurately predict its movements and orientation.

Lastly he goes into detail on how to set up your LED system. Calculations and all. He uses 43 LEDs on his airplane that is picture on his site..

Nice site William.. I just set up a few LED's on my plane but seeing yours with 43 I'm going to have to get my calculations re-figured.

Happy night flying!!