----- Original Message -----
From: "ContestID67"
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.soaring
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:11 PM
Subject: Making a Glider Easier to See in the Air



Face it, airplanes are difficult to see in the best of times and a
glider is generally white which makes it more problematic. I have
been told that is why European gliders have red wing tips.


The current thinking is that red wing tips break up the outline of the
glider and really don't stand out, especially when seen against the ground.
That's been my experience as well.

Most newish gliders and those with recent paint jobs, certainly in the UK,
are all white.

Stephen