X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:48:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-wy0-f180.google.com ([74.125.82.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.9) with ESMTP id 4486715 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:39:42 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=74.125.82.180; envelope-from=vonjet@gmail.com Received: by wyj26 with SMTP id 26so1365109wyj.25 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:39:07 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=pIiCrv3NWMgmN7XgaYdhmwT5pim2p3kDW8d1zbVs5NDb/SgPw13wApI7RSayusQpMC b3B6XwDUdsJLHlgsB1Nqi1uNPAYM4o/mQ9NBDz9fTAYXAyrlITy5NNhIQJt94zC1tdLB pVo9e42dS9SKO7kVIVarqFSh1yKmn/Q0LxE8Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.133.148 with SMTP id f20mr2377392wbt.35.1285807147087; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:39:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.28.136 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:39:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:39:07 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 360 canopy interior paint From: Bryan Wullner X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e659fde840780c04916f4e60 --0016e659fde840780c04916f4e60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thats why mine is Flat black. On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:29 AM, wrote: > 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 > > --0016e659fde840780c04916f4e60 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thats why mine is Flat black.=A0

On Sun, = Sep 26, 2010 at 7:29 AM, <Sky2high@aol.com> wrote:
Angier,
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Great if you are never going to fly at night.
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Get in your aircraft in the hangar with the doors closed and the light= s off=20 while wearing a white shirt.=A0 Make sure the glare shield is in place.=A0= =20 Close the canopy and turn on the panel (if you can) or just a flashlight sh= ining=20 on the panel.=A0 Look around at the canopy and notice that=A0the thin band= =20 above the glare shield that blocks reflection is the only place that you ca= n=20 easily see out.=A0 This is what it looks like at night.
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If you paint the inside canopy frame white (whether flat or gloss)=A0i= t=20 will just add to the night time=A0reflective visual=A0noise inside the=20 canopy.
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Scott Krueger=A0=A0
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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= =A0=20
paint my canopy interior surface the same high gloss white as the=20 rest=A0
of the exterior. Since this is such a small surface area, wou= ld=20 this=A0
be an OK plan or would a satin or flat finish be=20 preferable?

Angier Ames
N4ZQ

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