camera port in canopy?

[kjlpdx]

Has anyone ever cut a camera port in their canopy? I most noticed how poor my pix were when flying to AK. pix thru the canopy were OK, those from the ground spectacular. between the gray tint and the poor optics I wondered about cutting a port that could be opened for a camera lens. bonanzas have a little window that can be opened, for instance.

[Vlad]

I was told by a brilliant engineer that RV canopies are very stressed while in flight and any tinkering with it will result in a crack. Unlike on this LSA




However I've seen a small opening in RV canopy at exactly the same location at Oshkosh but it was too small for lenses to fit.

[jjhoneck]

Two things help.

1. Photoshop. Run your pix through the auto-correct, and most of the gray tint caused by the canopy goes away.

2. Mount a GoPro on the wing. Wow, are those pictures amazingly clear!