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epc2 · 05-03-2011, 07:32 AM

Hi Guys,

I know you guys have tried lots of colors combinations and I've seen lots of videos , from what I've seen the Uli video with the Black canopy and yellow window is very visible , but will like to hear from your experience ,which colors offers the best visibility??

I see lots of gray windows, how's the visibility with the Gray??

Thanks in advance,

epc2.

Heli G · 05-03-2011, 07:47 AM

For normal and close-in flight, I don't have a big preference. You really start appreciating visibility when doing “stratospheric stall turns”.

I’ve build a bit of a stack of different TDR canopies and I think Dr Ralph Okon is onto something with the prominent red window canopy.

Edvard R · 05-03-2011, 09:19 AM

It's all a bit theoretical really - when you get really far away and going pretty fast, you kinda only see the silhouette of the heli anyway.

Red is a nice contrasting color though so should be a safe bet. My favorite of the "normal" TDR colors is the white canopy with red window and black squiddie

dswitkin · 05-03-2011, 04:56 PM

One thing you can do is install the Heli-X flight simulator. When you load the TDR model, you can change all three colors and then fly to get an idea of what's most visible to you. I did this (and took screenshots too) to help get ideas. I haven't picked my final colors yet but I know I won't do black on the window because it disappears too much when nose in. Here are my two favorite combinations so far. Turns out one of them is exactly what Edvard just described.

Daniel

Edvard R · 05-03-2011, 08:04 PM

Or use this one I uploaded to Google docs (click File/Download original):

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...thkey=CM7PvcAO

KidHeli · 05-03-2011, 08:37 PM

EdvardR, how do you change the image? do you have to save it first?

***Edit*** I can change the windscreen but nothing else???

OICU812 · 05-04-2011, 01:44 AM

Ed the best 100% IMO is SILVER!!

KidHeli · 05-04-2011, 01:22 PM

hey guys do i need photo shop to edit the file that EdvardR posted. still having issues changing the colors around

Edvard R · 05-04-2011, 08:07 PM

Nope, you just need to use the latest version of Adobe Reader. Remember to click the photo of the heli to start the app.

Just click the color swatches for the Fenster (window) and Haube (canopy) and you should be green to go.

Here's a screen shot:

KidHeli · 05-04-2011, 09:00 PM

d/l'd adobe X and it works! thx EdvardR...

KidHeli · 05-04-2011, 09:05 PM

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ZuvieleTeile · 05-04-2011, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KidHeli

here is the canopy i was thinking about going with...

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KidHeli · 05-04-2011, 09:07 PM

cant get it to show the pic... not sure what i did wrong

***edit*** cant seem to find a way to save the new file as jpeg but the canopy i'm considering is the red with a silver window and black comets. i also like the white canopy with red window and black comets

kouasupra · 05-04-2011, 10:36 PM

One of my favorite canopy and the one I'm going to be getting is the one Scott Yow has on his TDR. It's the red one from insane canopy.

kouasupra · 05-05-2011, 02:52 AM

I really like this canopy from Insane canopy. When Scott was flying it the visibility was great.

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marian206 · 05-05-2011, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edvard R

My favorite of the "normal" TDR colors is the white canopy with red window and black squiddie

This is what I am also going to choose - very stylish...

aussiemick · 05-05-2011, 07:40 PM

I had a silver window on a black canopy with a blue comet and my aging eyes had huge trouble with orientation.

I now have a yellow canopy with a red window and a blue comet, it is much better for visibility (but some say it is ugly

)

Mick

KidHeli · 05-05-2011, 08:32 PM

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder mick... that's why my soon to be wife is with me... some still think she is blind though

aussiemick · 05-05-2011, 10:02 PM

I will have to admit that I don't find the canopy combo the best for looking at, but it is pretty easy to see what is going on.

Mick

Nutbag · 05-08-2011, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kouasupra

One of my favorite canopy and the one I'm going to be getting is the one Scott Yow has on his TDR. It's the red one from insane canopy.

Yep, I have one sitting here along with all the other goodies ready for my June delivery.

Worth every cent, the paintwork is absolutely perfect... and I'm hard to please.

I see fusuno have one very similar.

05-03-2011, 07:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
epc2 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2005	What's the best Canopy/Window Color for visibility??? Hi Guys, I know you guys have tried lots of colors combinations and I've seen lots of videos , from what I've seen the Uli video with the Black canopy and yellow window is very visible , but will like to hear from your experience ,which colors offers the best visibility?? I see lots of gray windows, how's the visibility with the Gray?? Thanks in advance, epc2.

05-03-2011, 04:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
dswitkin Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern California	One thing you can do is install the Heli-X flight simulator. When you load the TDR model, you can change all three colors and then fly to get an idea of what's most visible to you. I did this (and took screenshots too) to help get ideas. I haven't picked my final colors yet but I know I won't do black on the window because it disappears too much when nose in. Here are my two favorite combinations so far. Turns out one of them is exactly what Edvard just described. Daniel Attached Thumbnails

05-04-2011, 01:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
OICU812 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta	Ed the best 100% IMO is SILVER!! __________________ ...Once upon a time there were Nitros, flybars & frequency pins...Shawn

05-04-2011, 08:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Edvard R Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008	Nope, you just need to use the latest version of Adobe Reader. Remember to click the photo of the heli to start the app. Just click the color swatches for the Fenster (window) and Haube (canopy) and you should be green to go. Here's a screen shot: Attached Thumbnails

05-05-2011, 07:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
aussiemick Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2006	I had a silver window on a black canopy with a blue comet and my aging eyes had huge trouble with orientation. I now have a yellow canopy with a red window and a blue comet, it is much better for visibility (but some say it is ugly ) Mick __________________

05-03-2011, 07:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
Heli G Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2009	For normal and close-in flight, I don't have a big preference. You really start appreciating visibility when doing “stratospheric stall turns”. I’ve build a bit of a stack of different TDR canopies and I think Dr Ralph Okon is onto something with the prominent red window canopy.

05-03-2011, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Edvard R Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008	It's all a bit theoretical really - when you get really far away and going pretty fast, you kinda only see the silhouette of the heli anyway. Red is a nice contrasting color though so should be a safe bet. My favorite of the "normal" TDR colors is the white canopy with red window and black squiddie

05-03-2011, 08:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Edvard R Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008	Or use this one I uploaded to Google docs (click File/Download original): https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...thkey=CM7PvcAO

05-03-2011, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	EdvardR, how do you change the image? do you have to save it first? *Edit* I can change the windscreen but nothing else???

05-04-2011, 01:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	hey guys do i need photo shop to edit the file that EdvardR posted. still having issues changing the colors around

05-04-2011, 09:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	d/l'd adobe X and it works! thx EdvardR...

05-04-2011, 09:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	cancel post

05-04-2011, 09:07 PM	#13 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	cant get it to show the pic... not sure what i did wrong *edit* cant seem to find a way to save the new file as jpeg but the canopy i'm considering is the red with a silver window and black comets. i also like the white canopy with red window and black comets

05-04-2011, 10:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
kouasupra Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2010	One of my favorite canopy and the one I'm going to be getting is the one Scott Yow has on his TDR. It's the red one from insane canopy.

05-05-2011, 02:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
kouasupra Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2010	I really like this canopy from Insane canopy. When Scott was flying it the visibility was great. ..

05-05-2011, 08:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
KidHeli Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2009	beauty is in the eyes of the beholder mick... that's why my soon to be wife is with me... some still think she is blind though

05-05-2011, 10:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
aussiemick Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2006	I will have to admit that I don't find the canopy combo the best for looking at, but it is pretty easy to see what is going on. Mick __________________

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