Ben,
If you can use straight (ie non-prescription) sunnies you can't go
better than Sun-Tigers with yellow tint. If you need prescription
lenses then go for Zeiss SkyPol in bi-focal format. They offer a nice
brown tint which is fine for most eyes. For a current review of
options see August/September edition of UK Sailplane & Gliding - a
very good article by John Wright entitled "The eyes have it!
Sunglasses revisited". The matter of polarisation is a personal
thing - I prefer polaroids because of improved external contrast
(visibility) and minimum canopy internal reflections. I've
never had a problem with canopy polarised stress patterns etc.
Geoff V
At 09:25 PM 28/08/2008 +1000, Ben Loxton wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>So I am looking for some new sunglasses for the coming season
(mine
>have seen some rough times of late.....) - and was wondering
what
>peoples experiences where on the subject. I remember seeing
some
>discussions before but cant recall details. Specifically what
are your
>collective experiences and recommendations (for use in the
cockpit) on
>brand, style, lens tint (colour, coating, i.e. red,
yellow, or maybe
>the gold iridium form oakley) and also on polarising. Is it
good? bad?
>worth it? Some say it hides the glint from glider wings when
looking
>outside, others say it improves contrast and therefor
visibility?
>
>Look forward to your opinions :-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ben
>
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