High Vis Markings

The cross country model glider guys have found that the best color for visibility at distance is flat black. This applies both in the blue and under cloud. Black anti collision marking would be awesome.
Darth.

On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 10:34:26 PM UTC+3, wrote:
The cross country model glider guys have found that the best color for visibility at distance is flat black. This applies both in the blue and under cloud. Black anti collision marking would be awesome.

Conversely, in WW2 the British discovered that the best camo paint job for low level bombers was actually bright lights along the leading edges, to make them as bright as the sky. Even white paint is much darker than the background.

Well, certain sunglasses also help objects standing out. Wouldn't be cool to have a high vis paint the shows up with special sun glasses that does not show up without them. Someone could make a mint with the paint and sunglasses.

I had a hard time finding sunglasses that I like that were not too dark or polarized.

Seems to me the best is to have LEB strobe. Otherwise it would not be offered on new gliders.

On Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 6:33:11 PM UTC-5, Casey wrote:
Well, certain sunglasses also help objects standing out. Wouldn't be cool to have a high vis paint the shows up with special sun glasses that does not show up without them. Someone could make a mint with the paint and sunglasses.

I had a hard time finding sunglasses that I like that were not too dark or polarized.

Seems to me the best is to have LEB strobe. Otherwise it would not be offered on new gliders.

....or everyone be required to fly with FLARM or ADS-B connected to google glass! (with a maximum range in comp mode of course...

Sorry, i couldn't resist.