just to add a little info, I had my canopy brake twice in flight (large part removed on the side of it both times!), and I didn't even notice it in flight!
Honestly!
On my second flight with the Viperjet (picture below), the canopy was destroyed in flight (could see it on pictures taken during the flight), I landed, and it was first after I shut down the engine, and was ready to remove the canopy that I discovered that it was "gone"!
Not that I would recommend flying without it