X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:29:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4480753 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:02:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o8PD1Pt2010006 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:01:25 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.cee.7c8f7284 (56029) for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:01:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m17.mail.aol.com (magic-m17.mail.aol.com [172.21.147.70]) by cia-md08.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD083-dadd4c9df2a430c; Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:01:24 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <81026.cc4d900.39cf4ca4@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:01:24 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 360 canopy interior paint X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_81026.cc4d900.39cf4ca4_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_81026.cc4d900.39cf4ca4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Angier, Great if you are never going to fly at night. Get in your aircraft in the hangar with the doors closed and the lights off while wearing a white shirt. Make sure the glare shield is in place. Close the canopy and turn on the panel (if you can) or just a flashlight shining on the panel. Look around at the canopy and notice that the thin band above the glare shield that blocks reflection is the only place that you can easily see out. This is what it looks like at night. If you paint the inside canopy frame white (whether flat or gloss) it will just add to the night time reflective visual noise inside the canopy. Scott Krueger In a message dated 9/25/2010 7:49:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes: For those who've bIased the trail ahead of me, I've been planning to paint my canopy interior surface the same high gloss white as the rest of the exterior. Since this is such a small surface area, would this be an OK plan or would a satin or flat finish be preferable? Angier Ames N4ZQ -- For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html --part1_81026.cc4d900.39cf4ca4_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Angier,

Great if you are never going to fly at night.

Get in your aircraft in the hangar with the doors closed and the ligh= ts off=20 while wearing a white shirt. Make sure the glare shield is in place.= =20 Close the canopy and turn on the panel (if you can) or just a flashlight= shining=20 on the panel. Look around at the canopy and notice that the thi= n band=20 above the glare shield that blocks reflection is the only place that you= can=20 easily see out. This is what it looks like at night.

If you paint the inside canopy frame white (whether flat or gloss)&nb= sp;it=20 will just add to the night time reflective visual noise inside= the=20 canopy.

Scott Krueger

In a message dated 9/25/2010 7:49:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 N4ZQ@VERIZON.NET writes:

For=20 those who've bIased the trail ahead of me, I've been planning to = =20
paint my canopy interior surface the same high gloss white as the=20 rest
of the exterior. Since this is such a small surface area,= would=20 this
be an OK plan or would a satin or flat finish be=20 preferable?

Angier Ames
N4ZQ

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