What brand of sunglasses do you wear?

[T-handle]

For those that wear sunglasses, what brand do you wear?

Oakley E-wire, black (non-polarized)

"It's all about the image"

 

[Ravengirl]

image, what's that?

Heavy black plastic no-name ten dollar rectangular nerd glasses with fading dark blue/forest green lenses.

They're dead sexy. *Laughs*

Ravengirl

 

[avbug]

Can't tell you the brand, but they were on a rack with a bunch of other sunglasses at Walmart. They looked lonely, so I bought them.

I don't know that they're sexy; nobody's ever called me that, glasses, or no glasses. First one that does gets my inheritance. (prepare to go into debt...)

 

[CRJ_Driver]

While on the subject of shades, I'd like to get on the soapbox real quick!

Pilot's...please don't wear polarized shades while flying. ALPA recommends against them and so does the FMS manufacturers. Read the manual if you don't believe me.

The polarized shades will inhibit your view of traffic...the way the a/c windows are made and will also inhibit your ability to see the colors on the FMC screen.

I see too many pilots brag about their Serengetti's and see them advertised in every crew magazine.

Shame on Hal Shevers and Sporty's for endorsing the pilot to use on the flightdeck.

Fly Safely and Securely!

 

[A Squared]

Precision

Your comments about polarized sunglasses are correct, additionally, polarized sunglasses can be a serious hazard when flying floats. However I think that you are a bit off in your condemnation of Serengeti sunnglasses. Corning does make some polarized lenses under the serengeti name, but all the ones that I have seen advertised for aviaton use, including in Sporty's, use the "drivers" lens. I don't believe that the "drivers" lenses are polarized. Thake a look at these links which contian descriptions of the various serengeti lenses.

http://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/lens.cfm

http://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/lens.cfm

Notice that the lenses which are polarized are described as being polarized, while the drivers are not.

I haven't worn sernegetis, but if you're wearing polarized sunglasses, it will be apparent by the moire patterns you see on the rear windows of cars and some laminated widshields (cars and airplanes)

 

[jball2]

I wear serengetis and they are NOT polarized. Best sunglasses out there for flying.

 

[bobbysamd]

Shades

BluBlockers. Something like $13 at Walgreen's. They really do cut the haze. I don't believe they're polarized, but I'm not sure about that.

 

[Saabslime]

I wear RayBan Aviators. The gold colored frame with wire wrap around the ear piece. Fits great under the headset with no pressure points and works excellent in all light conditions.

 

[Smoking Man]

I don't know know what I have on in my avitar (LOL). But I have Bolle Just because they block all UV rays. They are non polarized, some of the polarized glasses react funny with the elements of the windshield and can cause a rainbow effect with blind spots.

Regards

Smoking Man

 

[I.P. Freley]

Ray-Bans. Best I've ever used (which would include, at various times, Randolph, Serengeti, borrowed Blu Blockers, cheapo off-the-rack stuff, and Oakley).

Currently wearing Ray-Ban predators. Love 'em. G-15 lenses are da BOMB.

 

[AK737FO]

Good old fashoned Gargoyles. Had them since 1987. Big as a barn door, mirrored and ugly. But man do they keep the sun out with that wrap around lens. My wife thinks I should get out of the 80's, but hey they were good years!
Besides if Arnold looked cool wearing them, I know I do!

 

[surfnole]

Does anyone know where to buy Raybans for a reasonable price? The only place I can find them is Sunglass hut in the mall, and they are all a minimum of $90 + tax.

 

[azpilot]

Try www.apairofshades.com they seem to have good pricing. I would recommend going to a store, pick the model you like, and then check online. I will warn everyone about Ray Bans. I bought a pair and the lens broke after 3 weeks for no reason. I was putting the glasses on. RayBan has a 1 year warranty. I had to pay $10 to send the glasses to them. They denied my claim and then I had to argue with them for 4 weeks to get the glasses fixed. I have been without my glasses since November and still don't have them back from RayBan. I personally thing Oakley's are the best quality. One of the aviation mags., I think Plane and Pilot, just reviewed lenses. A lot of the Oakleys got really high reviews. Some cheap glasses like Foster Grants were on there as well.

Good Luck

 

[I.P. Freley]

My $.02 about Ray-Bans...

I've had maybe 8-10 pair over the last 15 years and have never had a problem... The only reason I don't still have them all is breakage (dropping on pavement, sat on, left on car roof, etc.), loss, or theft.

Then again I have never had to send any back... I had a pair repaired for free at my parents' optometrist, though now that I think about it, they WERE sent back to the manufacturer and they were repaired for nothing. I just used the Eye Doc as a go-between, not intentionally of course, they just couldn't fix the problem in the office. The problem was a broken lens, by the way, one of the ones that was dropped.

Question... Aren't Oakleys all plastic? The lenses I mean?

 

[Chas]

Serengettis!!

They seem to help spot traffic better when flying ! Chas

 

[browntail]

Nothing but Oakley's!!! Juliets with ice lenses!!

 

[Twotter76]

Ray-Ban with a medium tint and NO POLARIZATION. Expensive but they look good and more important they work good too. Already lost two pair of Oakleys in two years by leaving them in aircraft. Hopefully the RB's will not suffer the same fate...

 

[browntail]

Twotter, buy a pair as expensive as the Juliet's and I guarantee you won't lose them. You will be more worried about them than putting your pants on in the morning. LOL...

 

[surv1]

Non-polarized Gargoyle Classic wrap-arounds.

 

[AWACoff]

Since everyone is concerned about polarized lenses, you might as well be concerned about "blue blockers". The lenses block a portion of the spectrum. Not a big deal until you misread a chart due to something being "invisible". What do I care, I wear $10 polarized lenses flying the meatballs in a 182. Now if I could only find something to keep my lips from being sunburned on those long slow climbs to 10k.
PS. Randolph sunglasses will NOT hold up to having a golf cart drive over them. Anybody want a slightly used pay of Randolphs?

 

[FlyDeltasJets]

Revos. (the non-polarized ones) A little pricy, but it keeps me from losing them! Love em.

 

[sydeseet]

Ray-Ban Predator Sport Metal Wrap.'s. Second pair I've owned after I got tired of my Aviator's. I've managed to keep this pair for over a year. I always buy online, just type in Sunglasses at Yahoo and you'll have plenty of retailers to choose from.

 

[Rerouted]

Indeed the Polarized lenses are a problem in aircraft with specially coated and layered windsheilds built like those found in commercial airliners...but...do they really cause a problem through the plexiglass windsheilds found in light Cessnas? I've used all sorts of suinglasses while flying in Cessnas and never really noticed much difference. My biggest complaint is with cheap lenses which tend to have optical imperfections that lead to eye strain.

 

[T-handle]

to polarize or not to polarize

I wear polarized Oakley's when I'm not flying. Yes polarized lenses distort your vision depending on the angle of vision. On our Saab 340, they cause spots of black and gray and can become very annoying and even discomforting.

When I first began flying EFIS equipped aircraft, I would notice that the entire EFIS screens were becoming nearly blocked. I freaked for a second thinking I was losing my eyesight. I had remembered earlier pulling up to a Wells Fargo ATM that had a LCD screen. Man did my polarized sunglasses block out the colors! We learned that polarization mumbo-jumbo in college physics but that is a distant memory....

So now I'm using non-polarized sunglasses when flying and polarized when I'm off duty skiing, doing whatever. It really cuts through the haze and glare when going down a bright ski slope.

 

[ILLINI]

Right now i'm using a pair of Ray Bans, not sure what model. They have worked great so far... up until this past 4th of July. I guess I had a little too much fun. Anyway, one of the lenses popped out, a nose pad fell off, and the frame bent. I thought I was screwed, but I took it to the local Sunglass Hut to see if they would be able to fix it. I was expecting to pay a pretty penny for it all, but to my surprise it was all free of charge!!! You can probably get a better deal on the internet than at the Sunglass Hut, but as far as customer service goes. They get a big thumbs up from me!

 

[Splert]

Try this link... http://www.ultimateshades.com/rayban/Predator/Pred_Met_Square_3d.htm. These are what I use.

They are lightweight and safe for your eyes. Beware of the "drug store" rack sunglasses; they are dangerous to your eyes. I don't have a link for the article but Consumer Reports compared the merits of different sunglasses and REVO, Armani and Ray Ban's were highly rated. $81.75 isn't to much to pay inorder to protect your eyes.

Out...

 

[Rerouted]

Seeing Colors...

Ok...now that we've narrowed down which type of sunglasses tend to work out best, what's the best lens color to have?