Hi Visibility color schemes

[Gray E Fowler]

Bob-I always thought your plane was easy to see for me because it looks 
like a Texas flag!



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
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Look at the picture gallery on the NSRCA website for a good sample of 
schemes. You will see a common theme of contrasting colors. Basicly you 
need to have at least two strongly contrasting colors on the fuse and 
wings so you can see them clearly at a distance. I don't think the shape 
of the pattern is all that important, as long as there is enough of each 
color to be visible. You can be creative. My El Nino scheme has worked 
well for me, but I did recently add blue to the underside of the wingtips 
so I could see their position. The original white would blend into the sky 
in hazy/ low light conditions. Make sure one of the colors is light 
(white, yellow, silver, light gold) and one is dark (black, blue, red). 
Black and red contrast well up close under good light, but at a distance 
they will just look dark. Likewise yellow and white contrast well up 
close, but at a distance or under low light will look like one color.
 
The NSRCA Picture gallery can be found at www.nsrca.org/galleryA.htm

"White, Chris" <chris at ssd.fsi.com> wrote: 
Hi, 
I'm finishing a Temptation and have some scheme layouts made up, but am 
re-thinking the issue.  Is there anyone out there who has any knowledge in 
their data banks which would indicate what colors and or scheme breakout 
patterns which are more readily visible to the human eye against any given 
background color? (blue or gray sky)
I think one of the biggest problems I have as a 30 year sport pilot 
converting to pattern is the ability to fly the airplane far enough out to 
remain in the box, yet still be able to see the airplane well enough to 
determine wings level or bank angle. (Goes against everything in me to fly 
150 yards out!!!) 
Any help you can provide is appreciated.... 
thanks, 
Chris White 
(Tulsa) 


Bob Kane
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