X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:53:21 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.3] (HELO imo-m22.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1340003 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:39:06 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.3; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.58d.24df22b (29678) for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:36:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <58d.24df22b.3203800d@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:36:29 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Glare in the windscreen X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1154622989" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5318 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1154622989 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/2/2006 10:51:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, grabiel@freeway.net writes: Does anyone have any suggestions how to reduce the glare from the dust cover in the windshield? I have covered the dust cover with a fabric. Some kind of tinting in the plexiglass? Any suggestions are appreciated. Don, Is the fabric a light color? That would certainly result in reflective glare in the daytime. A flat black dust cover surface, whether paint or fabric, would eliminate the problem. Personally, I like flat black paint, a finish that makes it easy to repair the inevitable dust cover burns suffered by those with forward opening canopies. With the sun at a correct angle aft and the open canopy acting as a concave reflector focusing the sun energy somewhere on the dust cover, the excessive heat can melt a spot or start a fire in non fire-resistant coverings. BTW, sit in the plane in a dark hangar and turn on the instrument panel and avionic lights. Enjoy the light show on the canopy including reflections off your brass shirt buttons and captain epaulets. A good dust cover will give you a usable sliver of shielded canopy to look thru when landing. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Abnegate Exigencies! -------------------------------1154622989 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 8/2/2006 10:51:58 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 grabiel@freeway.net writes:
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Don,
 
Is the fabric a light color?  That would certainly result in=20 reflective glare in the daytime.  A flat black dust cover surface, whet= her=20 paint or fabric, would eliminate the problem.  Personally, I like flat=20 black paint, a finish that makes it easy to repair the inevitable dust=20 cover burns suffered by those with forward opening canopies.  With the=20= sun=20 at a correct angle aft and the open canopy acting as a concave reflector=20 focusing the sun energy somewhere on the dust cover, the excessive heat can=20= melt=20 a spot or start a fire in non fire-resistant coverings.
 
BTW, sit in the plane in a dark hangar and turn on the instrument panel= and=20 avionic lights.  Enjoy the light show on the canopy including reflectio= ns=20 off your brass shirt buttons and captain epaulets.  A good dust co= ver=20 will give you a usable sliver of shielded canopy to look thru when=20 landing. =20
 
Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Abnegate Exigencies!
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