Original Posted By: ANDY PICKLESIMER
Subject: Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?>I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes I>was thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favorite>one so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:>>http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/ima ... e2.jpg>>My friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close to>sky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought much>about paint schemes/visibility until now.>>Richard>>>==>http://www.wrld.com/w3builder>"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There>is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would>not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson>>________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?
Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes Iwas thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favoriteone so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpgMy friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close tosky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought muchabout paint schemes/visibility until now.Richard==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes Iwas thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favoriteone so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpgMy friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close tosky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought muchabout paint schemes/visibility until now.Richard==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Andrew Schneider
I used to have this concern with model airplanes, since I was always lookingup at them. I wouldn't worry about it on a full size aircraft unless youare trying to evade anti-aircraft fire. :)Steve E.-----Original Message-----Richard DeCostaSent: Monday, November 16, 1998 12:07 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes Iwas thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favoriteone so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpgMy friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close tosky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought muchabout paint schemes/visibility until now.Richard==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. Thereis nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I wouldnot rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
I used to have this concern with model airplanes, since I was always lookingup at them. I wouldn't worry about it on a full size aircraft unless youare trying to evade anti-aircraft fire. :)Steve E.-----Original Message-----Richard DeCostaSent: Monday, November 16, 1998 12:07 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: bad paint scheme idea?I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes Iwas thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favoriteone so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpgMy friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close tosky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought muchabout paint schemes/visibility until now.Richard==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. Thereis nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I wouldnot rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Michael Brusilow
ME TooThat is a nice paint scheme even in other colors it would be nice, I lovethe Military WW1 look it gives.GordonRichard DeCosta wrote:> I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes I> was thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favorite> one so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:>> http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpg>> My friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close to> sky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought much> about paint schemes/visibility until now.>> Richard>> ==> http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson>> ________________________________________________________________________________
ME TooThat is a nice paint scheme even in other colors it would be nice, I lovethe Military WW1 look it gives.GordonRichard DeCosta wrote:> I was showing a friend of mine some of the possible paint schemes I> was thinking of using, and he brought up something about my favorite> one so far that I hadnt thought of. This is the one I am leaning to now:>> http://207.140.1.221/w3builder/piet/images/side2.jpg>> My friend's concern was: Is the main color of the plane too close to> sky blue? Would I be nearly invisible from below? Had'nt thought much> about paint schemes/visibility until now.>> Richard>> ==> http://www.wrld.com/w3builder> "All knowledge is of itself of some value. There> is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would> not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson>> ________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: RE: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Duprey(at)mailexcite.com
Do you (or anyone else) have an URL to a picture of the type of paintscheme in the quote below? Sounds like fun.> is the late 1930's Army Air Corps yellow and blue with the large star> roundel and the stripes on the rudder...==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Do you (or anyone else) have an URL to a picture of the type of paintscheme in the quote below? Sounds like fun.> is the late 1930's Army Air Corps yellow and blue with the large star> roundel and the stripes on the rudder...==http://www.wrld.com/w3builder"All knowledge is of itself of some value. There is nothing so minute or inconsiderable, that I would not rather know it than not." --Samuel, Dr. Johnson________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Gordon Brimhall
Richard,Here's a thought drawn from my experience....My Ercoupe is polished,(sometimes) aluminum with fabric wings. When I purchased it, the wings weresilver. Friends on the ground said the plane simply disappeared in thepattern. The aluminum reflected sky colors, and the silver dope was too closeto sky color values. I painted the wings yellow, as in pre-war militarycolors, and the plane is much more visible.Don________________________________________________________________________________
Richard,Here's a thought drawn from my experience....My Ercoupe is polished,(sometimes) aluminum with fabric wings. When I purchased it, the wings weresilver. Friends on the ground said the plane simply disappeared in thepattern. The aluminum reflected sky colors, and the silver dope was too closeto sky color values. I painted the wings yellow, as in pre-war militarycolors, and the plane is much more visible.Don________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Richard DeCosta
Richard: It sure is pretty in blue but your concern about visibility isvalid. I have a friend who flys a J3 that was silvery blue with greenleading edges. It was so well camouflaged that I saw it disappear andreappear many times as he flew with in the pattern. After he watched someoneelse fly it he decided to paint it Cub Yellow Now we can all see him! Ithink we should also consider how the aircraft appears from above as well asbelow.John Mc-----Original Message-----
Richard: It sure is pretty in blue but your concern about visibility isvalid. I have a friend who flys a J3 that was silvery blue with greenleading edges. It was so well camouflaged that I saw it disappear andreappear many times as he flew with in the pattern. After he watched someoneelse fly it he decided to paint it Cub Yellow Now we can all see him! Ithink we should also consider how the aircraft appears from above as well asbelow.John Mc-----Original Message-----
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Pietenpol-List: Re: bad paint scheme idea?
Original Posted By: Phil Peck
Very good point, John. Many Piet drivers don't use radio communication, sothe visual thing is a must. SAFETY FIRST !! For my models, I use brightcolors with different schemes on the top and bottom. At a high roll rate, Ican still tell top from bottom !! The lighter blues are the most difficultcolors to see in the sky, and probably shouldn't even be considered for aplane like the Pietenpol.Chuck________________________________________________________________________________
Very good point, John. Many Piet drivers don't use radio communication, sothe visual thing is a must. SAFETY FIRST !! For my models, I use brightcolors with different schemes on the top and bottom. At a high roll rate, Ican still tell top from bottom !! The lighter blues are the most difficultcolors to see in the sky, and probably shouldn't even be considered for aplane like the Pietenpol.Chuck________________________________________________________________________________