Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Sun protection on skylight for hot weather?

I don't know if this would work well on a canopy since it has no flat-ish surfaces,
but at Pep Boys, one of their window tinting products uses static cling and is
designed to be put on and taken off more than once. Since Sport Pilots only fly in the
day, maybe leaving a dark tint above your lines of vision installed all the time is a
good thing?
Bill Watson
bill@sportpilot.info
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From: "circicirci" <acensor@fastmail.fm>
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Sent: Sun, 22 May 2011 04:20:53 -0000
Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Sun protection on skylight for hot weather?

> I love the upwards visibility through my newly acquired Skyranger's lexan
> Skylight, but as we get into summer here I suspect I could get cooked by the
> sun pouring in.
>
> The ideal resolution, it seems to me, would be something providing some shade
> without completely losing the advantage of the upward visibility. Something
> like some film that is used aftermarket to darken car interiors. Actually one
> can find aluminized film like that. But unlike the automotive use, not applied
> with intent to stick.
>
> Would not want to actually bond/apply it to the lexan as (a) it would surely
> wrinkle and eventually blister and peel and (b) don't want a permanent shade
> as in the colder weather want to keep the full sun and visibility totally unimpaired.
>
> I thought I saw some sort of non-permanently-sticking dark plastic film used
> by a guy on the inside of the top of his bubble canopy in his RV-6 once.
>
> I bet some of you who have low wing aircraft with bubble canopies, or skylight
> have come up with solutions.
>
> Care to pass on what works and what doesn't or any tips?
>
> Thanks for any tips.
>
> Alex
>
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