Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-22 Thread tom claffey
Told Ya! From: Adam Webb To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility? Study by the RAF and Cranfield University on the Air Cadets' G109s in 2002

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-22 Thread tom claffey
] Best colour for visibility? Where's that 'like' button on here!? WPP P.s. Air Niugini F100 ground school now complete (Friday the 18th), passed with 98.8%. Off to Melbs next week for simulator training.  Just ordered a ClearNav & CN Vario as my reward. For simplic

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Adam Webb
Study by the RAF and Cranfield University on the Air Cadets' G109s in 2002 goes into a far bit of detail... http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/Data/glider-conspicuity-study.pdf On 22/05/12 13:35, opsw...@bigpond.net.au wrote: RAF did a big study prior to painting their Hawk trainers as they had a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread opsworx
RAF did a big study prior to painting their Hawk trainers as they had a number of close calls. Eventually they painted them black. Peter Heath Daryl Mackay wrote: = In my RAAF experience we were concerned with the opposite need. I wouldn't go for a whitish blue ben

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Daryl Mackay
In my RAAF experience we were concerned with the opposite need. I wouldn't go for a whitish blue beneath with a junglegreen wooven in with brown on top surface combo. Kind regards Daryl On 21/05/2012 3:55 AM, "Adam Woolley" wrote: > G'day All, > > Curious to know, in your opinion (or backed up w

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Adam Woolley
Where's that 'like' button on here!? WPP P.s. Air Niugini F100 ground school now complete (Friday the 18th), passed with 98.8%. Off to Melbs next week for simulator training. Just ordered a ClearNav & CN Vario as my reward. For simplicity, amazing screen brightness & superior AAT calculation

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Justin Sinclair
Young Adam you are on ground school on the sunshine coast. The last place you should be looking is the sky. I find that any cleavage covering regardless of colour stands out second best. Ben of course is correct and nipple pink is first choice. May I suggest the southern end of Mooloolaba for fu

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Ben Jones
My vote goes for Nipple Pink ! Ben ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread gstevo10
: Monday, May 21, 2012 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility? What's the context of your question Adam? Ie. why just looking up as opposed to all backgrounds? Best regards, Brian D

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Brian Du Rieu
What's the context of your question Adam? Ie. why just looking up as opposed to all backgrounds? Best regards, Brian DuRieu___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.inter

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Texler, Michael
Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility? Black. [daytime] ;] Tom From: Adam Woolley To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 6:55 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility? G'day All, Cu

Re: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread tom claffey
Black. [daytime]  ;] Tom From: Adam Woolley To: aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 6:55 PM Subject: [Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility? G'day All, Curious to know, in your opinion (or backed up with evidence) what i

[Aus-soaring] Best colour for visibility?

2012-05-21 Thread Adam Woolley
G'day All, Curious to know, in your opinion (or backed up with evidence) what is the most visible colour seen looking from the ground to sky? SeeYou, WPP ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription