Sunburning thru cockpit windows??

[schafjet]

skin cancer and medical

How does treatment of skin cancer affect the status of your medical? Anyone know first hand?

 

[cvsfly]

With people like this, I get more and more afraid to share airspace. I guess the "funny strange" humour is an aquired taste.

 

[MetroSheriff]

With people like this, I get more and more afraid to share airspace. I guess the "funny strange" humour is an aquired taste.

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[PilotMonkey]

Hey MetroSheriff,

Do you know where I can find another one of those tinfoil hats, I seemed to have lost mine. Maybe you should start selling those in Sporties, if people really buy those yellow PBE's then there is no telling what you can get them to buy!! You could call them "Funny Strange" hats!

 

[mckpickle]

From what I understand the windsheilds are all polarized. Correct me if im wrong but I think this means it is meshed with a layer of tiny little holes to allow the light through. You never really notice it unless you wear polarized sunglasses. Then if you turn your head in the right way the whole windshield will turn black. Or i could just be full of it.

 

[EagleRJ]

From what I understand the windsheilds are all polarized. Correct me if im wrong but I think this means it is meshed with a layer of tiny little holes to allow the light through. You never really notice it unless you wear polarized sunglasses. Then if you turn your head in the right way the whole windshield will turn black. Or i could just be full of it.

Aircraft windscreens are not polarized, but the fine wires that some planes have in the windscreen for anti-ice and defogging can have the same effect. You are correct that wearing polarized sunglasses can create problems, since if the lines in the glasses are 90 degrees perpendicular to the lines in the windshield, you won't see anything at all.

Polarization or windshield heat wires do not block UV rays, although they will reduce it by a small amount. Visible, IR, UV, or any other rays that are oriented 90 degrees to the lines in the glass will be blocked. Make any sense?

 

[mckpickle]

Makes great sence. I was given bad information, thank you for correcting me. That is very good info. :cheers: