Surefire Aviator 2017 thread

[RobertM]

Nice photos! Thanks for sharing them.

 

[BugoutBoys]

Nice photos! Thanks for sharing them.

Thank you!

UPDATE: received second Aviator. No flicker issues on any mode but the white LED is slightly off center. Not noticeable unless you stare at it though on a white wall. TIR is flawless

 

[mk2rocco]

It's arrived!

I'll post hi res pictures and my thoughts on the light later..

 

[mk2rocco]

I'm really liking it so far [emoji2]

 

[BugoutBoys]

Good pictures! Thanks for posting!

 

[mk2rocco]

Thanks! Also I thought there was some damage out of the box, turns out it was stuff from the packaging. Ano is perfect 😁

 

[CREEXHP70LED]

Thanks! Also I thought there was some damage out of the box, turns out it was stuff from the packaging. Ano is perfect 

Well the Jury is still out for me on this one, however I am glad I asked before buying a collection of these things. I took out my Olight X7, Olight M3XS-UT and Surefire P3X Fury Tactical last night for a good walk in the woods. I really noticed what I already knew. Surefire makes the light that you want between 9,000 lumens of flood and 1,200 lumens of 1,000 meter spot. They have always balanced this very well. Stay on topic guys seriously not trying to derail my thread.

 

[jmoyat]

Just received the amber Aviator, all dressed up with copper RPM tail that matches the amber secondary emitter really well

 

[bovie]

Does anyone think the noticeable flickering has to do with the secondary color at all? I'm still torn between the color choices.

 

[Str8stroke]

Jmayot, that looks incredible. That was my exact thought. I have the OR E2 Triple with Amber, and I put a OR Cu tail-stand shroud on it.

 

[jmoyat]

Thanks Str8, yes indeed, a very nice combo, love the amber, my favorite secondary emitter and this one is quite bright, very happy with this new Aviator!
Here it is in another copper dress code

 

[xdayv]

Jmayot, that's a simple yet effective mod... wondering if the bezel ring can be changed? Now a copper will complete the look!

 

[DAN92]

I received today my Aviator White / Red.

But, the optics is off-center, Is this normal? :thinking:

 

[Vox Clamatis in Deserto]

I received today my Aviator White / Red.

But, the optics is off-center, Is this normal? :thinking:

Is that the LED die off-center to the bottom? Or, is the LED die in the central metal circle displaced to the 10 o'clock position?

Thanks for the update and pictures, I think I'll wait on this one. I sure was tempted though. :naughty: I love the Z68 tailcap and the classic knurling. But the mechanical LED switching seems to still have problems after being introduced on the Vampires a few years ago.

The off-center LED, like the green tint on some recent SureFire's is perhaps more of a cosmetic annoyance than an operational issue, but I still have a hard time accepting it in a premium priced light.

As someone else observed:

So my question.. Why is this flashlight $300? What warrants the price being that much? I mean that is a ton of money for a flashlight. Is the technology in this thing really that good? Where does that price come from? Especially if they don't have enough QC to make sure the LED is centered or that there aren't fingerprints on the TIR optic.

 

[bigfoot]

Same here -- was looking forward to this one, but will hang onto my Kroma MilSpec instead. Really don't understand the low-mode colored LEDs being so powerful. Sub-lumen levels would have been really nice.

 

[DAN92]

Is that the LED die off-center to the bottom? Or, is the LED die in the central metal circle displaced to the 10 o'clock position?

Thanks for the update and pictures

It is the optics that is shifted and not the Led.

I see the same on the pictures of the Aviator of the other members.

 

[mk2rocco]

I put some diffusion film in mine [emoji106]

 

[bovie]

It is the optics that is shifted and not the Led.

I see the same on the pictures of the Aviator of the other members.

does it move around when you switch from white to red?

 

[BugoutBoys]

does it move around when you switch from white to red?

Yes, twisting the head rotates it and positions it in front of the correct die

 

[DAN92]

does it move around when you switch from white to red?

There is a rotation of the two leds during the change of color.

The selected led is placed in the center of the TIR Lens.

The three positions: Off/White/Red:

Led Off.

White Led

Red Led