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Sunglasses

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:05 am
by HAPPYDAN
Here's a nice doc from the FAA regarding sunglasses:

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilots ... lasses.pdf

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 5:26 pm
by TenSeven
Stopped by the local airport pilot shop. They only sell and recommend three brands, AO, Ray-Ban and Randolph Engineering.

They seem to feel that all of them make great lenses, that AO is a less expensive version of Ray-Ban and that Randolph is a sturdier version of Ray-Ban.

Anybody using Randolph Engineering sunglasses?

http://www.randolphusa.com

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:58 pm
by foresterpoole
I read the same article. I had a set of Costa Del Mar's I was using, but I could never see the radio/transponder on the plane I'm training in because of the angle and the polarization. It was great for fishing, horrible for flight training! So I went looking: ended up with a pair of AO's in black, glass lenses and bayonet temples, bought them off Amazon. Other than my wife saying I look like I stepped off the set of "Top-Gun" in the 1980's I like them so far. I know Oakley has a few options without polarization, if your into the wraparound sporty look.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:01 pm
by HAPPYDAN
eyeflygps wrote:I bought a pair of non-polarized progressive lens Ray-Ban's from glasses.com
That sounds like a direction I need to go. Thanks!

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 11:22 am
by HAPPYDAN
You lucky birds with perfect vision can skip this lead. I found a site that sells clip-on, flip-up, non-polarized sunglasses. YAY! I ordered a pair and will follow-up once in. For you unlucky dudes saddled with nerdy multiple prescription glasses (like me) this may be a viable solution to those bright sunny days and planes with glass cockpits.

https://sunglassrage.com/collections/flip-up-clip-ons

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:05 pm
by FastEddieB
No perfect vision, so Walmart flipups work for me:

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Not sure if they're polarized or not - if they are, it's not noticable in the planes I fly.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:46 pm
by HAPPYDAN
I fly a Cessna Skycatcher, all glass panel Garmin 300. I have tried polarized flip-ups and parts of the screen disappear if the light hits it just right. They work OK with steam gauges, I'm told.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:16 pm
by FastEddieB
Perhaps on reason polarization doesn't affect me is that I normally adjust the flipups so they don't obscure the panel, but just my view out the windshield.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:38 am
by drseti
FastEddieB wrote:No perfect vision,
That's OK, Eddie, just as long as your vision is good enough to see (and appreciate) that beautiful woman sitting behind you.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:38 am
by FastEddieB
drseti wrote:
FastEddieB wrote:No perfect vision,
That's OK, Eddie, just as long as your vision is good enough to see (and appreciate) that beautiful woman sitting behind you.
If you know Karen, flattery will get you everywhere! :wink:

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:43 am
by drseti
I just hope it gets YOU everywhere, Eddie. I have my own beautiful woman to flatter.

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:39 pm
by MackAttack
I use a pair of non-polarized Dual AV1 bifocal sunglasses - they work great with my Garmin avionics and outside the cockpit too. $99 at Sportys but I'm sure you can find them a bit cheaper.

Cheers

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:02 am
by 914Driver
Not much to add except racing a sailboat for years, I learned that brown color glasses cut glare better than any other color.


Dan

Re: Sunglasses

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2016 1:10 pm
by HAPPYDAN
MackAttack wrote:I use a pair of non-polarized Dual AV1 bifocal sunglasses - they work great with my Garmin avionics and outside the cockpit too. $99 at Sportys but I'm sure you can find them a bit cheaper.

Cheers
And the readers work great, unless I also have myopia,amblyopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism which I do. I tried contacts without much success.