Ok fellas well Several times on bright days I have had to move my sunglasses (cheap) off to try to determine the plane orientation. At tmes its almost better to take the sun and squint. It seems my sunglasses like to blur the plane when it starts getting away from me. Is there a certain brand that works well for you?

Thanks,
Erik

Zurich sunglasses for me! They give me great eye protection and because I wear glasses I need the protection from the wind that makes my eyes water.

Zurich are the best I have ever had. I love them and won't fly without them. Good Luck, Dave

Prescription polorized amber. Similar to the Zurich. I don't know if it is the color or polorization or both but they seem to enhance the sharpness and actually makes the plane easier to see. I even wear them when it is cloudy just because of this.

I don't know about specific brands, but polarized glasses usually work pretty good when dealing with glares and depth perception (although I have no experience with this and flying planes).

My prescription glasses have lenses that darken in sunlight, and I always where a hat or cap with a brim on the front to block out the sun.

Maui Jim's I have always had good sunglasses, these are the best I have ever had.

I have 3 pair of sunglasses, depending on the weather and lighting. The first two pair are some decent quality polarized lenses, one with a dark grey lens, the other with a moderatly dark brown/amber lense. I use them on bright days with the sun in front or behind me (grey for in front, brown when behind).

For other lighting, I have a pair of Native glasses with changeable lenses, and again I switch out the lens based on the weather, usually polarized dark rose, or an orange that really helps on cloudy days by enhancing contrast.

In general, I find polarization is really good for bright skys.

I have a pair of oakley polarized sunglasses that are my regular prescription.[8D].. the only thing I dont like about them is when I am not flying and I look at the lcd on my transmitter, the polirization casts some shadows on it that make it hard to read...

Turn your TX sideways, then you can read the LCD with your polarized glasses on. Works for me, though it is annoying.

Me too Missileman, I didn't think I would like the amber when I first got them, but they seem to work better than the gray I used to were..

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I did a review on the Zurich sunglasses last year and now I won't fly without them. Period. During the review I purposely flew the plane through the sun and I was able to see the plane the entire time.

Ken

One thing to watch for with some amber and yellow lenses. If you fly a navy blue plane, it will turn into a black blob really quickly. Corsairs are really bad about that .

Hello Eric, This is Dan from the field. Tim crashed my trainer for me )

I talked to my EyE Dr at Halperns in Smyrna and he said that polarized glasses is what he issues to pilots. He recommended the Oakley glasses. So I have been using the Oakleys and found them to really work well with enhancing depth perception, reducing glare and brightness and they also work very well on cloudy day's. I will let ya give em a whirl at the field if you like.

Happy Flying M8

Ray Ban Wayfarers there all of the above and there cool man[8D]
our field is on the ocean without glasses your not flying unless its super overcast,even then the glare will practicly blind you after a few hours.

Zurich`s. Simply will not fly without them. A pair of dark grays for very bright days and rose for overcast or when the light is behind me. I try to avoid it, but it`s comforting to know that if I fly directly through the sun, I will not lose the plane if I`m wearing the grays. Can`t recommend them enough!

Have alway used off the shelf polarized before but just bought a pair of Zurich's at Toledo. I'm still getting used to them but so far I'm happy.

This is an issue I deal with everytime I fly and hate it. I just never can get comfortable with sunglasses or without. I have a couple cheap pairs from a real light amber to a light grey. I cant see how any of you fly with those dark glasses. Whenever I go shopping,I look for the absolute lightest tinted sunglasses I can find,but have never found a super lightly tinted pair that have a uniform tint. Most are tinted more toward the top of the lens. I just want a very light tint to take some of the edge off the sun. Any more then that,it seems I can see colors as good etc.

I'm gonna check out these "Zurich's" everyone is talking about though.

I'm pretty happy with a pair of dark amber Cocoons that are designed to be worn over regular prescription glasses.

http://modelglassesusa.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page6.html

When I fly I am very careful to match the sunglasses to the light. I use a pair of ski glasses on very bright days. Why - You need sunglasses that protect you from 99 percent to 100 percent of both UVA and UVB light. [This includes those labeled as "UV 400," which blocks all light rays with wavelengths up to 400 nanometers. (This covers all of UVA and UVB rays.)]

If the light is flat - poor definition of colours - often found on days with total cloudcover I use a pair of "axis blockers" see www.axisoptical.co.uk they make the model stand out and increase the cloud definition.

I do not like polaroids.

Thanks for the replies guys. You know I do have some polarized raybans somewhere. They keep disappearing.

And Dan it seems like the weather may be ok tom.(or today I guess). You gonna be at the field? Im gonna try and show up around noon.

I used to suffer from dry eye, both while flying RC airplanes and while riding my motorcycle home from work, facing the setting sun. Sunglasses cured that problem. I use polarized glasses for flying but polarized sunglasses behind my helmet's faceshield makes for some bizzare color effects so I use non-polarized glasses for riding.

Zurich, by far. They even take care of those of us with prescriptions by selling glasses that to OVER our regular glasses.

As Ken said, I've flown into the sun. In the spring and early summer, the sun rises right over the area that our planes are usually flying in the morning. So, we have to contend with that. I often fly in a different area of the sky, but due to a bit of a problem with neighbors under that area, well, we have to fly in the area that lines us up with the sun, or not fly till after about 10 AM or so. The Zurichs are great because you can fly in that area and still clearly see the plane well enough to get it back. That has saved a few planes in our club, especially at that field. (we have two).

So, it's Zurich for me.

http://www.zurichsunglasses.com/FAQ/faq.html

CGr

What medium intensity lenses do you guys prefer? Silver or blue?