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02-02-2009, 06:44 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Sun glasses ??
was curious how many here wear em during flight, was out today, and whats ya know, it was actually sunny out, to the point where I was squinting, which of coarse made it a wee bit more difficult to keep things in perspective. I didn't have time to hunt down the shades and this got me thinking Hmm. wonder if it will make it harder to not get disorinated?
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02-02-2009, 06:59 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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I have been flying for years with Oakley polorized lenses and they are great. I just bought a pair of Flak Jackets in rootbeer and there is very little difference in the color of the view but no glare and eyes wide open. I bought them to fly a diamond da20 when I was getting my pilots lisence but now use them everyday
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02-02-2009, 07:28 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I NEVER wear sunglass's but I did today flying. didn't seem to bother me much
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02-02-2009, 07:31 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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I have a stigmatism and anything in front of my eyes bothers me. My first FF I lost the heli in the sun and when I found it it was up side down in a tree I now make sure the sun is to my back and I keep the heli in front
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02-02-2009, 08:06 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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Maui Jim's polarized for flyin', fishin' and anything else.
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02-02-2009, 08:15 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
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I have sunglasses on any time its even remotely sunny.....got blessed with 20/10 vision and id like to keep it as long as possible...so thats a big YES for me lol....a hat helps as well dont get the normal "black tint" thought.....look for a a quality pair of polarized sunglasses with the "yellow" tint.....kinda like shooting glasses ya know?...the lighter color lenses actually help to brighten things up.....even on cloudy/overcast days |
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02-02-2009, 08:18 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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I always wear polarized when there's glare out in case my heli gets blown into the sun, you never know. Flourescent stickers also help with orientation if it goes out too far or in low light situations.
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02-02-2009, 08:33 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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02-02-2009, 09:48 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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I just had this discussion with an eye doctor on Friday.
I asked him about polarized glasses when flying because that's what I use for flyfishing. He said polarized glasses are not recommended unless you are actually dealing with polarized light. You only get polarized light when the the light rays bounce and reflect off of something smooth and shiney like water or glass. Even snow does not polarize reflected light. He also added that using polarized lenses when not in a polarized light condition can cause ghost images around objects. So the advice of this doctor was not to wear polarized glasses when flying. Just use high quality, UV filtering, tinted lenses. We get 300+ days of bright sun and no clouds here. I wear sunglasses almost every day and flying has been no exception. I've tried high quality polarized glasses, my everyday Oakleys and cheap tinted aviator glasses. IMO the cheap aviator glasses work best for flying (they have the most peripheral coverage), then the Oakleys and lastly the polarized glasses. My recent conversation with the eye Dr. seems to confirm my findings.
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02-02-2009, 10:36 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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i just started wearing these babies because my contacts seem to make my eyes more sensitive to the sun - http://www.tillys.com/tillys/variant...=1037&source=2
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02-03-2009, 05:06 AM | #11 (permalink) | |
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02-03-2009, 08:37 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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I never wear sunglasses cause we ahve no sun in Ireland its just.,... liquid sunshine rainin all the time
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02-03-2009, 09:08 AM | #13 (permalink) | |
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I found this on an academic website: Quote Most light sources are unpolarized except for
Did you doctor assume overcast sky? Thank you, Frank |
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02-03-2009, 02:29 PM | #14 (permalink) | |
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I'm just relating what he said and my experiences. I wear polarized glasses when fishing and started using them first when flying. Then I tried high dollar Oakleys and they seemed better but were a little dark. Went with the aviator and that's what I use now.
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02-03-2009, 02:46 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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I'll probably sound like a safety freak, but I wear safety glasses when I am not wearing sunglasses. I'm really paranoid about messing my eyes up.
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02-03-2009, 04:32 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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i wear maui jims everyday even if no sun its better to get a good pair then any cheep ones. The cheep ones just hurt your eyes
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02-03-2009, 04:51 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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Helps when looking down into the water for clams too. ...or trout.
Hey Jack.
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02-03-2009, 05:13 PM | #18 (permalink) | |
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yea polarized glasses are AMAZING when fishing i will agree with that |
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02-03-2009, 05:23 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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Bottom line is everyone has different eyes and different conditions.
So whatever works for what you got...squinting should probably be at the bottom of the list.
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02-03-2009, 05:37 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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hi ray the maui jims are not that good to see the clams ( i cant see 40 feet down in the water) but maybe the trout in your streams there when are we going fishing?
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