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Old May 29th 05, 02:09 AM
Smitty
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Michael Horowitz wrote:

There are sun angles such that on final I get a strobe effect from sun
reflected off the back of the wooden prop.
I have asked Sensinich if painting the back would cause them any
heartburn i.e. different rates of heat absorbtion, balance , etc.
NILHRD from them yet.
Anyone had any experience? - Mike


That strobe effect could be more than annoying. Some pilots are unaware
of flicker vertigo, sometimes triggered by landing into a setting sun.
The idle RPM of a prop shuttering a bright light source can scramble the
brain so thoroughly that the pilot becomes incapable of flying, with
fatal results. As a minimum it's good to find out whether you're
susceptible to this, and if so, avoid landing on 27 at sunset!