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Hi,
I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Regards, S6 |
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Put you`re glasses off?
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I cant see without my glasses
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wrote: I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Suntigers use a yellow-ish tint that *may* solve your problem. See http://www.suntiger.com/ Tell them you are a glider pilot so you get the right tint. Regards, -Doug |
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There's not much you can do (except some sort of reactolite maybe) about
the additive affect of canopy and sunglasses so your options seem to be: less tint in the sunglasses? same colour sunglasses as canopy to minimise the range of colours filtered? R wrote: Hi, I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Regards, S6 |
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I swear by Suntigers. I have worn them twenty years.
They won't correct this problem. Blue and orange are on opposite sides of the color wheel and they will make everything darker under a blue canopy. Suntigers were developed from NASA technology to protedt welders from UV from the welding torch. Blue canopies cut down light, but they transmit all the UV. I've never understood why they exist. At 12:48 16 January 2006, Doug Hoffman wrote: wrote: I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Suntigers use a yellow-ish tint that *may* solve your problem. See http://www.suntiger.com/ Tell them you are a glider pilot so you get the right tint. Regards, -Doug |
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Nyal Williams wrote: I swear by Suntigers. I have worn them twenty years. I swear by mine as well. They won't correct this problem. Blue and orange are on opposite sides of the color wheel and they will make everything darker under a blue canopy. OK, I wasn't sure. I have been surprised at how well I can see with my ST's in overcast conditions. Better with than without. According to the maker, "By removing the blue light the eye can more sharply focus on the remaining wavelengths of light.". But then I have a clear canopy. Regards, -Doug |
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Doug Hoffman wrote:
OK, I wasn't sure. I have been surprised at how well I can see with my ST's in overcast conditions. Better with than without. According to the maker, "By removing the blue light the eye can more sharply focus on the remaining wavelengths of light.". Atmospheric haze scatters mainly blue light. By eliminating shorter wavelengths you effectively remove/reduce haze and improve visibility. The above observation is based on my experience with filters in B&W photography, but I guess the laws of physics are the same for lenses and canopies ;-) Bartek |
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Get Scheyden flip up dual Rx specs and your problem
will be solved: http://www.oxaero.com/Scheyden-DualRX.asp At 15:30 16 January 2006, Nyal Williams wrote: I swear by Suntigers. I have worn them twenty years. They won't correct this problem. Blue and orange are on opposite sides of the color wheel and they will make everything darker under a blue canopy. Suntigers were developed from NASA technology to protedt welders from UV from the welding torch. Blue canopies cut down light, but they transmit all the UV. I've never understood why they exist. At 12:48 16 January 2006, Doug Hoffman wrote: wrote: I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Suntigers use a yellow-ish tint that *may* solve your problem. See http://www.suntiger.com/ Tell them you are a glider pilot so you get the right tint. Regards, -Doug |
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change the canopy?
wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I have been flying with Serengetti sunglasses for many years in a sailplane with a clear canopy. I bought a LS6 with a light blue tinted canopy which make my cockpit to dark when in the shade of cloud. Suggestion are welcome to solve this problem. Regards, S6 |
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