"Ron Natalie" wrote in message om...
"David Gunter" wrote in message ...
I was at Target the other day and spotted a nifty new head-mounted
flashlight that seems like it'll be perfect for night flights. It has
two very bright white LEDs and one sort-of-bright red LED. The switch
allows for toggling between the two. It's powered by 3 AAA batteries
with a claim of 50 hours total time. The casing will tilt up to 90
degrees for better aiming.

You don't want even sort-of-bright for night flying.

I just got a Sharper Image clip-on LED flashlight ($15, uses 3 AAAs).
I haven't taken it flying yet, but testing it in a dark room (clipped
to my headset), it's too bright. When I cover it with a piece of
white paper, though, it seems perfect. I haven't tried green paper
yet.

--Gary