Sunglasses options for someone that must wear corrective lenses?
03-17-2008, 07:31 PM
#11
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I have a pair of polarized prescription sunglasses. I've flown about 10 hours in a G1000, plus about 75 hours with a GNS430. The 430 has never been a problem, the G1000 screens will blank out if you tilt your head certain directions (diagonally, not side to side), but it's a crazy angle you have to tilt your head for it to affect you seeing the screens. It hasn't bothered me at all during the flying.
03-17-2008, 08:12 PM
#12
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seattle:
"Transitions lenses are available for nearly every lens design, refractive index, and prescription. Performance features include advanced variable-tint technology that allows rapid darkening when you go outside (and rapid return to clear when you go in), and 100 percent UV protection. They come in regular, lightweight plastic materials as well as in high-index plastic and polycarbonate. They have a front-surface coating that changes color (to gray or brown) when exposed to ultraviolet light. The changeable coating means that the color darkens evenly regardless of lens prescription or thickness.
Transitions also makes a few niche products including for Drivewear, which features a lens that remains dark behind the windshield of a vehicle. As a general rule, photochromic lenses won't darken behind the windshield because the glass blocks out the UV rays that cause the lenses to change color.
This is only for the Transitions brand lens, but I know other brands also don't darken behind a cockpit or car windshield.
"Transitions lenses are available for nearly every lens design, refractive index, and prescription. Performance features include advanced variable-tint technology that allows rapid darkening when you go outside (and rapid return to clear when you go in), and 100 percent UV protection. They come in regular, lightweight plastic materials as well as in high-index plastic and polycarbonate. They have a front-surface coating that changes color (to gray or brown) when exposed to ultraviolet light. The changeable coating means that the color darkens evenly regardless of lens prescription or thickness.
Transitions also makes a few niche products including for Drivewear, which features a lens that remains dark behind the windshield of a vehicle. As a general rule, photochromic lenses won't darken behind the windshield because the glass blocks out the UV rays that cause the lenses to change color.
This is only for the Transitions brand lens, but I know other brands also don't darken behind a cockpit or car windshield.
03-18-2008, 02:20 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
Position: Boeing 717 FO
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Ray Ban Rx aviators, work great. Went without them for one trip and hated myself every second. One of my best investments as a pilot and not a big deal to switch back and forth. I wear the sunglasses all the way down many times because I go the aviator gray tint color stay true and they are not that dark. Also keep in mind not to polarize because it will blank out CRTs and LCD screens I think.
03-19-2008, 09:05 AM
#14
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Switching glasses is not that hard. If you go to a lenscrafter or other big retail chain, they will have numerous sunglass frames, most of which will take prescription lenses. Pick the one you like, and customize the tint. Get max scratch coating, max UV protection, but no polarization.
The clip-ons are probably not good enough, plus they are almost always polarized.
But I'd probably try contacts first...it gets expensive to change lens in two sets of glasses every time you get a new prescription.
The clip-ons are probably not good enough, plus they are almost always polarized.
But I'd probably try contacts first...it gets expensive to change lens in two sets of glasses every time you get a new prescription.
03-19-2008, 09:35 AM
#15
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I have progressive lenses w/the clip-on type magnets at the stem of the templates. Works for me. Oh, and btw, keeping up with my clip-ons is no more of a problem than keeping up with my glasses.
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