Print quality
Every print is made to order by a photo lab in Germany, Saal Digital in Röttenbach or WhiteWall in Frechen. There are two finishes: acrylic glass prints and fine-art prints. Both hold the deep blacks of the flight deck and the light of its displays.
Acrylic glass
The picture sits behind 2 mm of crystal-clear acrylic glass and is sealed on the back with a 3 mm aluminium composite plate. One of the two labs exposes the photograph onto photo paper and laminates it behind the glass, the other prints it with UV inks directly onto the back of the glass. The face is glossy either way.
The glass adds depth and lifts colour and contrast. Displays glow, the cockpit stays dark, and small details like switch legends stay sharp. The print arrives ready to hang and sits slightly off the wall.
- Photographic print or UV print behind 2 mm acrylic glass
- Face
- Glossy acrylic glass, shatterproof
- Back
- 3 mm aluminium composite plate
- Hanging
- Hanging system fixed to the back
- Sizes
- 20 × 30 to 80 × 120 cm
- Price
- From €89
Fine-art print
Printed with pigment inks on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta, a bright white paper made from 100 % alpha-cellulose. Barium sulphate in the coating gives it the look of the baryta papers used for classic darkroom prints: a silky sheen, a visible texture, strong contrast and deep blacks.
Each print has a 2 cm white border and is sent unframed, ready for a frame of your choice. Both labs are Hahnemühle Certified Studios, a status Hahnemühle gives to partner labs that print on its papers to its standard.
- Paper
- Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta
- Fibre
- 100 % alpha-cellulose
- Weight
- 325 g/m²
- Surface
- Silk gloss, visible texture
- Whiteness
- 103 %
- Black density
- Dmax 2.0
- Border
- 2 cm white
- Price
- From €29
Which finish?
Acrylic glass gives the photograph depth and contrast and arrives ready to hang. The fine-art print on Hahnemühle Baryta paper has the look of a classic darkroom print and goes into a frame of your choice. Both are made to order in a photo lab in Germany.
| Acrylic glass | Fine-art print | |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | Glossy acrylic glass | Silk-gloss baryta paper |
| Look | Deep, luminous, high contrast | Like a classic darkroom print |
| Arrives | Ready to hang | Unframed, for framing |
| Choose it for | A single statement piece | Your own frame, or a series in matching frames |
| From | €89 | €29 |
Two labs in Germany
Every PilotstoriesArt print is made by Saal Digital in Röttenbach or by WhiteWall in Frechen and shipped straight to you.
Care
Dust with a soft, dry microfibre cloth. For marks, use a little clean water. Avoid alcohol, glass cleaner and abrasive cloths.
Hold the print by its edges, ideally with cotton gloves. Once it is framed, the glass protects the surface.
Hang it out of direct sunlight and away from heaters, like any photograph.