r/flashlight • u/CrossfeedCow • 17h ago

Recommendation Flashlight for helicopter pilot

Hello! I’m a SAR helicopter pilot looking to stop getting crappy lights that stop working after a year or so of use. I read some posts by airline guys asking for recommendations and seems like the P40 and Arfeld Pro are regularly offered. Unlike an airline guy I don’t need to shoot a beam at stuff 40 feet away, I would mostly be using it to see directly inside cowlings maybe a foot away at most, a flood for night time walk around would be good too. Wouldn’t be using it in the cockpit at all, I fly under goggles so I have a great lanyard pelican green light that I love for that.

I’ve heard some of these can come with UV for spotting fluid leaks and that would be great too. Preferably USB-C, don’t want any proprietary ports, and something pretty small (cigar sized at most) would be ideal. Thanks for the help!

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u/fragande 16h ago

Skilhunt EC200S-UV perhaps? The 5000K Nichia 519A version is really high CRI which should be great for inspections. USB-C charging as well.

Not very powerful (around 350lm sustained) but should be plenty enough for such close up work. Battery capacity is more than twice that of the Arkfield with the 3500mAh cell bundle, or you could get a 4000mAh cell elsewhere like the Amprius SA110.

You can find a review here.

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u/CrossfeedCow 15h ago

Are they available in the USA? Should have specified that, looks like prices are all euros

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u/fragande 14h ago

Yeah you can switch currency to USD, but they ship from China if that's an issue. I'm not familiar with the current tariff situation over there.

Killzoneflashlights is US based but only stock the Mini version it seems.