Any vision challenged pilots that can give some advice?

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:25:04 GMT, wrote:

he Optometrist had me measure the distance from
my nose to the nearest and farthest parts of the panel and set the lenses
for the mid distance so the entire panel is clear

You might start out asking for "computer lenses". That's what I have
in the bottom half of my bifocals. (I don't want to mess with
trifocals, and a few years back they stopped making progressive lenses
for the bifocal portion. I can't wear progressives because my RX is
too radical.)

I have reading glasses at home that are also bifocal, with the
computer RX in the top half and the book-reading RX in the bottom
half. This works for me because I spend most of my day on the puter.

When flying, I carry a magnifying glass in the right pocket of my
flying vest, for when I need to read a chart really close. This met
the requirements of my medical (when I had one). It didn't say I had
to WEAR glasses for reading, only that I HAVE them. So I carried my
reading glasses in the left pocket of my vest.



Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:25:04 GMT, wrote:

he Optometrist had me measure the distance from
my nose to the nearest and farthest parts of the panel and set the lenses
for the mid distance so the entire panel is clear

You might start out asking for "computer lenses". That's what I have
in the bottom half of my bifocals. (I don't want to mess with
trifocals, and a few years back they stopped making progressive lenses
for the bifocal portion. I can't wear progressives because my RX is
too radical.)

Why?

By doing the measurement and then sitting in his machine with the
numbers dialed in, the lenses came out exactly right the on the
first try.


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Jim Pennino

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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:55:03 GMT, wrote:

I can't wear progressives because my RX is
too radical.)

Why?

Because -- the RX -- is too radical.

Two inches is about the absolute maximum height for a pair of specs,
and those look pretty awful. If the change from distance to close work
is sufficiently radical, you can't get from there to here in just two
inches.


Blue skies! -- Dan Ford

Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
new from HarperCollins www.FlyingTigersBook.com

Cubdriver usenet AT danford DOT net wrote:
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:55:03 GMT, wrote:

I can't wear progressives because my RX is
too radical.)

Why?

Because -- the RX -- is too radical.

Two inches is about the absolute maximum height for a pair of specs,
and those look pretty awful. If the change from distance to close work
is sufficiently radical, you can't get from there to here in just two
inches.

No; why "try" something instead of taking measurments?

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Jim Pennino

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