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

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

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I'm a huge fan of Serengetis, don't think you can go wrong with those.

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

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?

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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" at www.motorglider.org

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.

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


My eyeglasses for soaring have Zeiss Skylet Fun glass.
They have a somewhat different spectral transmission to normal sunglasses,
designed by the German soaring pilot and professor for electro optics Obermeier,
see webpage
zeiss.de/4125680f0053a38d/Contents-Frame/59dab48462214477c1256ac70023f799
I use them also for car driving because the dynamic range is excellent. While
driving trough a tunnel, I don't need to take them of.
It would be interesting to compare the spectral transmission with other
recommended sunglasses.

(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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(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



Interesting, Henryk,



My experience was not so good. I bought a pair a couple of years ago.
Used them very little. Recently they broke, obviously from a defective
solder joint. I contacted them and they refused to do anything except
repair or replace them for the cost of new ones.



I am not satisfied.



Larry

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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



Interesting, Henryk,



My experience was not so good. I bought a pair a couple of years ago.
Used them very little. Recently they broke, obviously from a defective
solder joint. I contacted them and they refused to do anything except
repair or replace them for the cost of new ones.



I am not satisfied.



Larry


When I got my first pair of glasses from Suntiger they had some
serious internal problems due to employee caused fraud. I did not hear
from them for a while after placing order, and could not find them
when I tried. Let's say I was not happy about that. At this point I do
not remember details, but after a while they found me. Explained what
happened and provided me with glasses. Since then I had no problems
what so ever either with quality or service.

Cheers,
Henryk