SUN GLASSES

All polycarbonate lenses block UV inherently. Acrylic plastic doen not unless treated. If the poly carbonate hald is treated then the UV blocking is enhanced. This is without tinting. Add tinting ro block visible light.
Any reasonable sunglasses will state the UV protection and almost any polycarbonate lens glasses will be over 95% whthout ocating or polarization.
Add polarazation if you want it. Filters to block the blue haze will help visibility.
Personally I have a set of 40 year old Ray Ban Aviators with another new set of lenses. Polycarbonate, tinted with Cryzal coating and I am delighted!
I liked then so much I ordered a new 3029 s and clear lenses mad exactly the samw with the caotings ets. Since they are Polycarbonate they will be over 95% UV blocking eventhough they are clear.

At 22:20 12 June 2013, wrote:
I'm getting new sun glasses, should I get Polarized or not, what works
best
for flying gliders???
The ones I'm looking at are also anti-glare lenses.

Thanks
Glen


When I was in to gliding I always flew on a sunny day with Oakley wiretap
fire iridium polarized sunglassed, to be specific.
(http://www.oakley.com/products/1252/2794).

No colour loss, no glare and on a blue day you can see 'haze caps' of
thermals which would otherwise be invisible - I would recommend them.

Skylet Fun is a high quality dip coating for the Carl Zeiss "CLARLET" lens and provides a best level of contrast. Reddish brown with approx. 70% light reduction. 100% UV protection. Ideal for diffuse, hazy light, e.g. flying.. Used by German Gliding National Team. The best stuff on earth.

Originally Posted by RRK

Skylet Fun is a high quality dip coating for the Carl Zeiss "CLARLET" lens and provides a best level of contrast. Reddish brown with approx. 70% light reduction. 100% UV protection. Ideal for diffuse, hazy light, e.g. flying.. Used by German Gliding National Team. The best stuff on earth.

Hi,
I'm thinking about getting a pair of Clarlet Skylet lenses.
Do you think the 70% "Fun" lens is enough, or should I choose the 90% "Sport"?
On the Zeiss website they recommend the "Fun" for gliding and the "Sport" for flying.
Somebody was saying that the "Fun" tint isn't dark enough.
There is also an 80% "Road" lens that is suitable for driving.
Any thoughts on the subject?
Thank's

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 3:20:46 PM UTC-7, wrote:
I'm getting new sun glasses, should I get Polarized or not, what works best for flying gliders???

The ones I'm looking at are also anti-glare lenses.

I remember spending big bucks on a prescription pair of polarized sun glasses. They were incredible, I loved them. When I went flying I could see every stress area in my canopy and my GPS screen was almost black.

No more polarized sunglasses for me.