Birds see your drone and attack, right? So if they spot it more easily thanks to tape, will they back off? There must be a way to test the effectiveness of tape or lights. If there are a few Bald Eagle nests nearby, I’d wonder if they’d go after it if you flew there. If so, bring it back, attach a strobe, and test again. Personally, I think it’s wrong to mess with eagles, but I would try it with seagulls. Maybe throw some popcorn on the beach and hover to see what happens with tape and strobes. That seems like the best way to help the person who posted this get an answer.
@Zola
I finally found someone with enough experience to provide a solid opinion on this. This person flies drones for a living and needs to protect their investments.
Marlowe said:
@Zola
I finally found someone with enough experience to provide a solid opinion on this. This person flies drones for a living and needs to protect their investments.
Here’s a link to their video: https://youtu.be/muP8eZasOFs?si=OetoueMequkkNfH0
That’s interesting. Birds seem to be attracted to bright colors like blue and purple, but they tend to ignore red or orange, even though those colors often signal danger in nature. They seem to dislike bright white though. Drones are usually gray. Maybe using some highly reflective white tape could help.
I think it only works if the reflective tape manages to blind the bird with sunlight shining off it at just the right angle.
Effective for what? Holding things together? Sure. For visibility? Not unless you have a light source at a high altitude to reflect off. For birds? Not sure, maybe they don’t like reflective stuff. Looking cool? If that’s your thing, then go for it.