On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:09:30 -0000, Jim Logajan
wrote:

The following thread on the Van's Air Force web site was of general enough
interest that I thought it worthwhile to bring it to the attention of other
pilots:

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=24147

At cruise RPM that effect would be completely lost. There's not a
bird or human alive that can discern stroboscopic effects of more than
a couple hundred cycles let alone over a 1000. Most of us can't even
discern 60 cps.

Roger (K8RI)

Would be quite useful if it really worked. Of course there would still be
strikes with inattentive and near-sighted birds. ;-)