What sunglasses are best for flying gliders?

On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:33:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Kellett wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:27:58 PM UTC-4, Jonathan Foster wrote:
Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?
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Without a doubt, the Suntiger Aviator from Elton Optical in Las Vegas, the non-polarized version. Not only can you see the instruments, but the ultraviolet and blue-blocking tint actually makes it easier to see through haze AND makes the little "pre-cumulus" wisps visible! Been using them for two decades now. Perfect for the soaring pilot.

The deal breaker is: you lose all ability to distinguish shades of green. I can easily identify a cut hay field by color alone at 8 miles. But not with Sun Tigers.

You can capture most of the advantages being talked about with other, less radical tints that preserve enough color vision to be useful.


best,
Evan Ludeman / T8

On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 6:55:05 AM UTC-7, Tango Eight wrote:
On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:33:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Kellett wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:27:58 PM UTC-4, Jonathan Foster wrote:
Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?
snip

Without a doubt, the Suntiger Aviator from Elton Optical in Las Vegas, the non-polarized version. Not only can you see the instruments, but the ultraviolet and blue-blocking tint actually makes it easier to see through haze AND makes the little "pre-cumulus" wisps visible! Been using them for two decades now. Perfect for the soaring pilot.

The deal breaker is: you lose all ability to distinguish shades of green. I can easily identify a cut hay field by color alone at 8 miles. But not with Sun Tigers.

You can capture most of the advantages being talked about with other, less radical tints that preserve enough color vision to be useful.


best,
Evan Ludeman / T8

Which is why the Zeiss, Randolph Engineering, Serengeti's, Ray Ban's are all brownish. And all the aforementioned are great aviation glasses. Through the 30 years I have been flying I have used all the above, plus Suntigers.. I would say for me, the Sun Tigers were just a step below the above mentioned, and apparently the market agrees.

Aviator Sunglasses = Sunglasses + more money.

Just like Aviator wris****ches.

Try out different glasses and get what work for you.Â* If they happen to
be "Aviator" then enjoy them, but don't be fooled by a label.

On 10/27/2017 8:34 AM, Jonathan St. Cloud wrote:
On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 6:55:05 AM UTC-7, Tango Eight wrote:
On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:33:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Kellett wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:27:58 PM UTC-4, Jonathan Foster wrote:
Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?
snip

Without a doubt, the Suntiger Aviator from Elton Optical in Las Vegas, the non-polarized version. Not only can you see the instruments, but the ultraviolet and blue-blocking tint actually makes it easier to see through haze AND makes the little "pre-cumulus" wisps visible! Been using them for two decades now. Perfect for the soaring pilot.
The deal breaker is: you lose all ability to distinguish shades of green. I can easily identify a cut hay field by color alone at 8 miles. But not with Sun Tigers.

You can capture most of the advantages being talked about with other, less radical tints that preserve enough color vision to be useful.


best,
Evan Ludeman / T8
Which is why the Zeiss, Randolph Engineering, Serengeti's, Ray Ban's are all brownish. And all the aforementioned are great aviation glasses. Through the 30 years I have been flying I have used all the above, plus Suntigers. I would say for me, the Sun Tigers were just a step below the above mentioned, and apparently the market agrees.

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Dan, 5J