What sunglasses are best for flying gliders?

On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 11:27:58 AM UTC-7, Jonathan Foster wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I purchased a fairly cheap pair of sunglasses. When I put them on in my glider all of my instruments magically went black. Unbeknownst to me, the lenses are polarized.

Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?

I like to replace my flying glasses each year, and therefor want something that is quality, but not outrageously priced. I also like polarized, as it makes other gliders much easier to see (as well as wisps, etc.). Finally, I am old enough that I need readers to see the instrument panel (I wear contacts for distance vision).

I have found that SunCloud meets all these criteria for me. I can get them off the shelf from Amazon for about $80 and the optics are great. Many styles available, but I prefer "Conductor" as they wrap around. See link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Suncloud-Cond...ncloud+readers

On Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 9:33:38 AM UTC-6, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 11:27:58 AM UTC-7, Jonathan Foster wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I purchased a fairly cheap pair of sunglasses. When I put them on in my glider all of my instruments magically went black. Unbeknownst to me, the lenses are polarized.

Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?

I like to replace my flying glasses each year, and therefor want something that is quality, but not outrageously priced. I also like polarized, as it makes other gliders much easier to see (as well as wisps, etc.). Finally, I am old enough that I need readers to see the instrument panel (I wear contacts for distance vision).

I have found that SunCloud meets all these criteria for me. I can get them off the shelf from Amazon for about $80 and the optics are great. Many styles available, but I prefer "Conductor" as they wrap around. See link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Suncloud-Cond...ncloud+readers


REI also sells Sun Clouds, but not readers. I have a pair and they are nice reasonably priced sun glasses.