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1. 11:31 AM - windshield glare (Glenn P. Wilkinson)
2. 01:20 PM - Re: windshield glare (rob ray)
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| Subject: | windshield glare |
--> RV4-List message posted by: "Glenn P. Wilkinson" <gpw@accucomm.net>
Hey Guys:
I was out flying my recently build RV last night and noticed a bad glare created
by my panel lights on the forward section on the canopy. I use post lights and
turned them down to low level which helped slightly; has anyone else found
this to be a problem with the -4's or do you think it is a characteristic of the
post lights and the shape of the canopy? Is anyone using a panel lighting system
who does not have this problem ? Suggestions ?
Glenn
RV-4 N654RV @ OKZ
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| Subject: | Re: windshield glare |
--> RV4-List message posted by: rob ray <smokyray@yahoo.com>
Glenn;
It's not just a problem with the RV4, any bubble canopy aircraft, F16 included
have this problem. General Dynamics(now Lockheed) tried several lighting mods
and finally the NVG lighting semi-solved the problem on the F16 by going to
a low glare cockpit lighting. I checked and my RV4 has over 300 hours on it after
dark(commuting home from work). I fixed the glare on mine by making a stick
on glareshield. It's a piece of thin plastic that sticks out from under the
canopy frame 3" over the inst panel held by velcro.
Works great.
RR
"Glenn P. Wilkinson" <gpw@accucomm.net> wrote:
--> RV4-List message posted by: "Glenn P. Wilkinson"
Hey Guys:
I was out flying my recently build RV last night and noticed a bad glare created
by my panel lights on the forward section on the canopy. I use post lights and
turned them down to low level which helped slightly; has anyone else found
this to be a problem with the -4's or do you think it is a characteristic of the
post lights and the shape of the canopy? Is anyone using a panel lighting system
who does not have this problem ? Suggestions ?
Glenn
RV-4 N654RV @ OKZ
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