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Sunglasses for soaring
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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I have always been xtremely pleased with the performance of Revo lenses.
If you have a chance, I highly recommend giving them a try. I swore by Serengeti until my instructor passed his Revos to me up front one day and I was amazed. Admittedly a little pricey ($250) but I place at least that much value in the ability to see and avoid and the UV protection for my 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 -- Message posted via AviationKB.com http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forums...aring/200709/1 |
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I'm a huge fan of Serengetis, don't think you can go wrong with those.
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If they are local, why not go there and try out a pair?
I've used nothing else since they hit the market and were reviewed in Soaring back in the mid-80s. They can even do tri-focals! You can probably find Serengetis locally, also. Try them both before you decide. At 17:18 14 September 2007, 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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On Sep 14, 2:06 pm, Eric Greenwell wrote:
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. Since sunglass type has only a marginal effect on detecting threatening aircraft, I'm curious: is this the start of a search for improved separation from other aircraft, or near the end of it, because your glider already has in it a transponder, Zaon MRX, and a pilot well-trained in scanning techniques, ATC communications, and arrival/departure paths? -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * "Transponders in Sailplanes"http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" atwww.motorglider.org Even a small effect may be helpful. I have been working on improving my scanning habits, (which are similar but not identical to scanning required to stay alive riding a motorcycle, which I've been doing for 36 years) but still often visually pick up traffic that is already closer than I'd like. One of the local pilots (25 years working McCarren tower) is also trying to help me learn which directions the threats are most likely to appear from in what location at which altitudes. To answer your question, radio monitoring yes, MRX and Transponder no. I will add both if and when I can afford to. Also, I need new sunglasses and thought this would be a good time to 'ping' the RAS for recommendations. |
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On 14 Sep, 18:13, 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. Are Sun Tigers the very bright orange ones? If so, I have heard that they are good for spotting clouds but that they can make field selection difficult as crop colours - and hence maturity - are difficult to distinguish. I have a couple of pairs of Cloudmasters which I bought after discussions here years ago: I understand they have excellent UV protection (which is why I wear them, really) and they are very good for cloud spotting with little colour distortion. Ian |
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On Sep 17, 4:32 am, Ian wrote:
On 14 Sep, 18:13, 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. Are Sun Tigers the very bright orange ones? If so, I have heard that they are good for spotting clouds but that they can make field selection difficult as crop colours - and hence maturity - are difficult to distinguish. I have a couple of pairs of Cloudmasters which I bought after discussions here years ago: I understand they have excellent UV protection (which is why I wear them, really) and they are very good for cloud spotting with little colour distortion. Ian Field selection isn't much of an issue here. We mostly grow rocks and sage brush! |
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(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 |
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