300 LEDs inside a Wingsuit for a Night Jump

I programmed 300 LEDs to animate on 10 strips (3 in each wing, 4 in the tail) inside my Squirrel Funk wingsuit for a very unique night jump. Shot on a GoPro Hero 3 Black and a GoPro Hero 4. Exited from 13,000’ from a Twin Otter at Skydive Elsinore in Lake Elsinore California. All in all, it took about a two months from concept to flight. The lights are Adafruit Neopixel strips (a mix of 60/meter and 144/meter) and were programmed with an Adafruit Pro Trinket. I added a Neopixel status light to the board,
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