Carrying glasses?

Emily wrote:
BTIZ wrote:

You best put your glasses on and go do some night landing practice
with them.


Don't know anyone around here to sit in the other seat in case I can't
land again.
Hire an instructor. I used to have really bad vision (Lasik, ALL the
complications you read about, would do it again) and if I didn't have
some kind of correction I wouldn't have made the field. My AME, after
my exam, asked if I carried an extra pair of glasses (YES) suggested I
might want to carry 2 pairs. I think the idea of me in the air without
correction scared the willies out of him.

Margy

Emily wrote:
Jose wrote:

I learned that it's even harder for me to land while wearing glasses.


I land with glasses all the time. I'd find it hard to land without
them. It's probably worth practicing.

Jose


How strong are yours? Mine are strong enough that my vision is very
distorted with large lenses, so I have them cut pretty small...problem
then is that my peripheral vision is non-existent. We're talking about
-7.5 in both eyes....I even have trouble driving in them.
My vision was bad (20/400) but my lenses were ground very flat and that
seemed to help with the distorsion problem. It made it awful when the
tried to grind lenses in the standard way.

Margy

Emily wrote:
Sylvain wrote:

Robert M. Gary wrote:

On rare occasions I've had a contact pop out. Because of that I do
carry glasses in my flight bag. Since I wear disposible contacts it
would be no big deal for me to pop them out and let the drop on the
floor to their death since I have a case of them at home.


something you may want to practice with an instructor or another
pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the glasses off? I
mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find out that I can
land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose both glasses)


Me personally, I'm -7.5 in both eyes, I can't even read the instruments,
must less see anything outside. Runway markings? Forget it.

Of course, I've never lost a contact, ever, so I'm pretty blase about it.
Runway MARKINGS? I don't think I could have found the runway, airport or
anything else!

Carry the glasses, they are better than nothing.

Margy

Margy Natalie wrote:
Emily wrote:
BTIZ wrote:

You best put your glasses on and go do some night landing practice
with them.


Don't know anyone around here to sit in the other seat in case I can't
land again.
Hire an instructor. I used to have really bad vision (Lasik, ALL the
complications you read about, would do it again) and if I didn't have
some kind of correction I wouldn't have made the field. My AME, after
my exam, asked if I carried an extra pair of glasses (YES) suggested I
might want to carry 2 pairs. I think the idea of me in the air without
correction scared the willies out of him.

Margy

So you had complications and would still do it again? I only know one
person who had problems, and he can't even drive at night now. That
scared me of ever wanting it done.

Margy Natalie wrote:
Emily wrote:
Jose wrote:

I learned that it's even harder for me to land while wearing glasses.


I land with glasses all the time. I'd find it hard to land without
them. It's probably worth practicing.

Jose


How strong are yours? Mine are strong enough that my vision is very
distorted with large lenses, so I have them cut pretty small...problem
then is that my peripheral vision is non-existent. We're talking
about -7.5 in both eyes....I even have trouble driving in them.
My vision was bad (20/400) but my lenses were ground very flat and that
seemed to help with the distorsion problem. It made it awful when the
tried to grind lenses in the standard way.

How do they grind them flat? I've found the distortion is slightly
better with the featherweight type lenses, but still not good enough
that I'd be willing to drive in them.

God bless toric contact lenses.

"Emily" wrote in message
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Guess I don't know what I'd do if I lost a contact.

Obviously, you would be stuck up there...

"Emily" wrote in message
. ..
Don't know anyone around here to sit in the other seat in case I can't
land again.

Well, if you're in the Houston area, give me a shout...

"Private" wrote in message
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Style aside, I am a little surprised at your preference for small cut
glasses. IIRC you are an AME and I would have thought you would prefer
large glasses due to their increased coverage and greater effectiveness as
safety glasses to protect your eyes from small flying objects in the
workshop.

The larger lenses also block more air when you're riding a motorcycle... I
learned that after I got my new glasses recently and had to switch back to
the old ones while riding my bike due to the wind drying my eyes out so
quickly that I'm having to keep them just barely cracked at any speed over
35 mph...

In article ,
"Grumman-581" wrote:

The larger lenses also block more air when you're riding a motorcycle... I
learned that after I got my new glasses recently and had to switch back to
the old ones while riding my bike due to the wind drying my eyes out so
quickly that I'm having to keep them just barely cracked at any speed over
35 mph...

unnecessary if you have a full face shield.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Grumman-581 wrote:
"Private" wrote in message
news:V16Lg.502524$Mn5.133696@pd7tw3no...
Style aside, I am a little surprised at your preference for small cut
glasses. IIRC you are an AME and I would have thought you would prefer
large glasses due to their increased coverage and greater effectiveness as
safety glasses to protect your eyes from small flying objects in the
workshop.

The larger lenses also block more air when you're riding a motorcycle... I
learned that after I got my new glasses recently and had to switch back to
the old ones while riding my bike due to the wind drying my eyes out so
quickly that I'm having to keep them just barely cracked at any speed over
35 mph...


Wouldn't it be easier to just wear a helmet?