Kestrel 4500NV Tactical wind meter

Due to overwhelming demand from our military customers, the Kestrel NV line was added in 2005. These models have the same features as their more colorful counterparts, but are olive drab with a visible red backlight, which helps sustain the user's natural night vision. Military personnel and pilots flying in darkness are often concerned with preserving their night vision.

It takes 30 to 45 minutes for the average eye to adapt to darkness and maximize night vision. Even a short burst of white, yellow, green or blue light “bleaches out” the rod cell photoreceptors in the eye and causes night blindness until the entire adaptation process can take place again. Light in the red spectrum does not cause this “bleaching out”, preventing night blindness and night vision fatigue. The units' red backlight is also much dimmer than a standard backlight, making it more difficult to detect with the naked eye in night operations.



Kestrel 4500 Pocket Weather Tracker with digital compass and night vision preserving backlight.
Measurements: Heading (true and magnetic), Wind Direction, Crosswind, Headwind/Tailwind, Altitude, Pressure Trend, Barometric Pressure, Relative Humidity, Heat Stress Index, Dewpoint, Wet Bulb Temperature, Density Altitude, Wind Chill, Air, Snow and Water Temperatures, Current and Average Wind Speeds and Maximum Wind Gust, Customizable 2000 Data Point Storage, Data Upload (with optional interface)