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I've been working on that elusive instrument rating for awhile now,
but I still haven't come up with a very good solution for my view
limiting device.

I need to wear glasses for reading (charts), but otherwise I see just
fine. I wear progressive lenses (for presbyopia) that vary from a
diopter of 2.5 on the bottom to almost no correction on the top. Most
"devices" only let you see out of the bottom of your glasses, which
works for reading but then the panel is blurry. I have to remove the
entire contraption if I want to see the "runway environment".

I've tried foggles, and a "real" wraparound hood. The hood seems to
work the best, but I get a "crushing" headache from wearing the
headset, hood, and glasses. Maybe it's because it's an old style that
clamps around you head!

I've noticed some alternatives on the market including; Overcasters,
Hoodwinks, and one called Viban.

Have any of you had success with a particular type of hood? I would
be very interested to hear your opinions, especially if you also wear
progressive or bifocal lens glasses.

Thanks!

Steve Job

I once got one of these:

http://www.goodglasses.com/index.cfm...t/6010/subcati
d/35404/id/296084

cut out rectangular windows in the appropriate places, and wrapped the
rest with masking tape. Worked like a charm, and since you're cutting
the view port yourself you can make it big enough to uncover part of the
distance-viewing portion of your glasses.

You might also try these:

http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl....1446&CATID=172

They are what I use now (but I don't wear bifocals -- yet.)

rg