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Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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I’ve noticed that the while flying into the sunlight, the reflection of the sunlight bounces on the instrument panel cover and cause a mirror image and glare of the panel cover showing up on the front canopy. This could be very annoying and also cause safety concern.
I’ve seen anti-reflective cover/blanket put on the automobile dash board and wonder if there’s similar thing for aircraft ?


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That's not something I've ever noticed. My instrument cover and floodlight mount/glareshield both have the original flat black finish.
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Re: Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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Rich wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 11:49 pm That's not something I've ever noticed. My instrument cover and floodlight mount/glareshield both have the original flat black finish.
That's because there is rarely sunshine in your neck of the woods...

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Re: Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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Steve wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 12:48 am
Rich wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 11:49 pm That's not something I've ever noticed. My instrument cover and floodlight mount/glareshield both have the original flat black finish.
That's because there is rarely sunshine in your neck of the woods...

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That's definitely true on my side of the Cascades, but I'm pretty sure Rich's side gets over 200 days of sunshine per year. Maybe not a lot by Texas standards, but still...
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Re: Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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On a more serious note, perhaps someone put Armor-All or something similar on your instrument cover? I'd suggest cleaning it thoroughly, for one thing. Perhaps getting it repainted in a suitable flat black. It's not hard to remove for this purpose, though reconnecting the defrost vent scat tubing requires some patience.

Putting a cover on it would be a chore, as it's got those vents for defrost and cooling air exit in the front.
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Re: Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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I believe I see what you're getting at. Yesterday I was flying on a nice sunny day and found I could detect a reflection of the panel on the canopy. But to make it even slightly prominent I had to consciously focus my eyes, not outside, but right on the canopy itself. Even then it's not a problem for seeing through to the outside and when I'm focused more normally it disappears altogether from influence.

Some additional thoughts: I fly with photosensitive non-polarized progressive lenses. I also know there are those with hyper-acute vision that can, for example, see stars in the daytime. So perhaps you're more sensitive to this kind of reflection.
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Re: Anti glare/reflective method while flying into sunlight

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Rich wrote:I believe I see what you're getting at. Yesterday I was flying on a nice sunny day and found I could detect a reflection of the panel on the canopy. But to make it even slightly prominent I had to consciously focus my eyes, not outside, but right on the canopy itself. Even then it's not a problem for seeing through to the outside and when I'm focused more normally it disappears altogether from influence.

Some additional thoughts: I fly with photosensitive non-polarized progressive lenses. I also know there are those with hyper-acute vision that can, for example, see stars in the daytime. So perhaps you're more sensitive to this kind of reflection.
Yes Sir. Same here with non-polarized progressive glasses. And yes, do see reflections on the lower part of the windshield. I used some flat black spray painting on the piece of plastic and it shows a little improvement. But I did notice some black power being scrubbed off the surface not to long after I applied the paint. I’m thinking to get some non-reflective fabric to wrap around it since it is very easy to remove and replace it with simple twists off those four bolts.


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