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Sunglasses for soaring
Ramy wrote:
On Sep 17, 7:59 am, Henryk Birecki wrote: (Peter Nyffeler) wrote: In article . com, wrote: I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim I've been using Suntigers for at least 10 years now. For me they work great. In spite of blue being black, color distorsion never got in my way. It is amazing how well the brain compensates. I wear bifocals. Suntiger just makes them to my prescription (I did send them a frame and a drawing where to put the split). I also have nothing but positive things to say about how they deal with customers. Cheers, Henryk Birecki There are couple of types on their web site http://www.suntiger.com/, with and without polarization and anti reflecting coating. Which one is most suitabe? Ramy Ones I am using are not polarized. Personally (and others will disagree) I do not like polarized glasses in cockpit. Too many artifacts with displays and even canopy. Cheers, Henryk Birecki |
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Sunglasses for soaring
I am quite happy with my Serengetis because of the following features:
- automatic adjustment (darkening) to light intensity, also useful for tunnel driving - increased contrast, this enables you to spot distant moving objects earlier, and also to see more cloud details Due to the different other technologies applied in the glasses, the sunglasses are very relaxing to your eyes. wrote: I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim |
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Sunglasses for soaring
I guess this is a stupid question, but why are non
polarized lenses better for soaring? Brent Mayes |
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They are not better, Brent. In fact, polarized ones are better because
they allow you to see haze domes and other gliders with greater definition and contrast. See this thread for a few caveats about older canopies, etc. But all in all, polarized is the way to go, IMNSHO. Larry "zero one" USA "Brent Mayes" wrote in message : I guess this is a stupid question, but why are non polarized lenses better for soaring? Brent Mayes |
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On Sep 14, 1:13 pm, wrote:
I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim I buy safety glasses at Wal-Mart for $4.79 ... lens colors range from yellow, light orange, and dark orange ... I typically bring yellow and one of the orange pairs in the ship depending on how much cu I expect ... material is polycarbonate so they absorb 100% of UV and offer impact protection ... they are light weight and temples are adjustable and the frames are camy colored so they look ok for the style conscious ... I add stick on magnifiers to assist reading ... price is so cheap so I have a half dozen backups ... I went the expensive sunglass route prior - fine if you have a demanding optical requirement or ego - but this works out great on a bunch of levels. Your experience may differ. http://www.msu.edu/~aslocum/sun/sunglasses.htm KK |
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At 15:48 19 September 2007, Brent Mayes wrote:
I guess this is a stupid question, but why are non polarized lenses better for soaring? Brent Mayes Polarized lenses will give better contrast between clouds and blue sky. They also filter out the polarized reflections from horizontal wings. I prefer to see those flashes from the wings of other planes so I don't use polarized lenses in the air. I used to use them for driving until I got a car with a heads up display. Now I just use than on the water, where they are wonderful. Forest |
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Forest Baskett wrote:
At 15:48 19 September 2007, Brent Mayes wrote: I guess this is a stupid question, but why are non polarized lenses better for soaring? Brent Mayes Polarized lenses will give better contrast between clouds and blue sky. Also better contrast between gliders and the blue sky. They also filter out the polarized reflections from horizontal wings. I prefer to see those flashes from the wings of other planes so I don't use polarized lenses in the air. I used to use them for driving until I got a car with a heads up display. Now I just use than on the water, where they are wonderful. Forest |
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I buy safety glasses at Wal-Mart for $4.79 ... lens colors range from yellow, light orange, and dark orange ... I typically bring yellow and one of the orange pairs in the ship depending on how much cu I expect . KK Do the Wal-Mart safety glasses fit over prescription glasses and how does expected cu help you decide which color to use when flying? Bryan |
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Sunglasses for soaring
On Sep 19, 2:16 pm, "Bryan" wrote:
I buy safety glasses at Wal-Mart for $4.79 ... lens colors range from yellow, light orange, and dark orange ... I typically bring yellow and one of the orange pairs in the ship depending on how much cu I expect . KK Do the Wal-Mart safety glasses fit over prescription glasses and how does expected cu help you decide which color to use when flying? Bryan On blue days I wear the dark lenses ... the yellow when I expect to be under widespread cu or over development ... the medium lenses offer some more flexibility. They are probably too small to go over prescription glasses ... plus they wrap around the sides. Here is a photo: http://www.pgcsoaring.org/kk/glasses.jpg I also stopped by a different Wal-Mart today ... and they did not seem to carry the item, so I expect they are not available in all stores for some reason. They are called SafetyVu Safety Glasses. Here is a link to the manufacturer ... http://www.greattechvision.com/ KK |
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On Sep 14, 1:13 pm, wrote:
I have heard from time-to-time that Sun Tiger sunglasses work well for soaring. Since I fly within 30 miles of the 1/10th busiest airport in the world, anything that will increase my chances of seeing another aircraft is something I want to take advantage of. It also turns out that Sun Tigers are local, and not particularly expensive. Opinions either pro or con are welcomed. Thanks, Jim Hi Jim - I recommend Sun Tiger. Mine are custom bifocal which they tinted. Polarized would be better if it didn't highlight canopy distortions and make some instruments unreadable, so go with unpolarized. Best Regards, Dave "YO" PS: Miss August posted 3rd longest flight on OLC Sunday, using Sun Tiger glasses certainly helped read the clouds: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0...htId=288978033 |
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