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jeff(at)westcottpress.com
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 3:51 pm Post subject: Night Vision |
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While researching cabin lighting, I came across this article on night vision which might be useful to others:
Night Vision - The Red Myth
Jeff Carpenter
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gary(at)bendun.net
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject: Night Vision |
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As an amateur astronomer, I am very familiar with the importance of preserving night vision (dark adapted). I wouldn’t call red light a “myth”. The issue is NOT the color of light, but rather, the intensity. Our eyes see low intensity red light better than other colors.
The problem today is that everything has gone LED and red LED flashlights are extremely bright. We had to start a whole new kind of education about that. With those new LED’s you might as well just use white light because your night vision is destroyed just as easily if that red light is too bright.
Gary Bennett
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From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Carpenter
Sent: June-09-14 7:49 PM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Night Vision
While researching cabin lighting, I came across this article on night vision which might be useful to others:
Night Vision - The Red Myth
Jeff Carpenter
40304
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Jim Berry
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| Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: Night Vision |
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A lot of info in that article, but I don't think it would help me pick lighting for my cabin. I also note that the website is St. Louis, Places to See, and the poster is anonymous. While that doesn't make the info incorrect, it doesn't give me confidence in the source.
When I was looking at cabin lighting, I contacted a friend who is an ophthalmologist and long time pilot. He has a fleet of 6 planes; everything from a C150 to a Citation. His recommendation is to use blue light if your primary concern is seeing things inside the cabin: instruments, maps, etc. Use red if your more concerned with seeing stuff outside the cabin; other planes, stuff on the ground, etc.
Jim Berry
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dhmoose
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flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:23 am Post subject: Night Vision |
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But the red light washes out the magenta color on the sectionals ......
which is why you need a white light to see all the colors ....
Linn
On 6/9/2014 10:22 PM, Jim Berry wrote:
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A lot of info in that article, but I don't think it would help me pick lighting for my cabin. I also note that the website is St. Louis, Places to See, and the poster is anonymous. While that doesn't make the info incorrect, it doesn't give me confidence in the source.
When I was looking at cabin lighting, I contacted a friend who is an ophthalmologist and long time pilot. He has a fleet of 6 planes; everything from a C150 to a Citation. His recommendation is to use blue light if your primary concern is seeing things inside the cabin: instruments, maps, etc. Use red if your more concerned with seeing stuff outside the cabin; other planes, stuff on the ground, etc.
Jim Berry
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Rocketman1988
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:41 am Post subject: Re: Night Vision |
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Sectionals?!?!?
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flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: Night Vision |
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Yup, sectionals. When the brown stuff impacts the spinning cooler
thingy and the expensive things go dark ..... they come in handy. Mine
are lacking currency big time but I still carry them. My clear spheroid
has failed to warn me of impending cataclysms ......
Linn
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partner14
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:34 pm Post subject: Night Vision |
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That's what the Ipad and Foreflight is for.
From: Linn Walters <flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com>
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Night Vision
--> RV10-List message posted by: Linn Walters <flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com (flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com)>
Yup, sectionals. When the brown stuff impacts the spinning cooler
thingy and the expensive things go dark ..... they come in handy. Mine
are lacking currency big time but I still carry them. My clear spheroid
has failed to warn me of impending cataclysms ......
Linn
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