wrote:

Well my sunglasses are prescription so I'd wear them anyway. With or
without it improved vis, reduced fatigue, just made the world easier on
the eyes. I think the optics of the plastic were really good too and
it was not very scratched so detail in the distance and contrast seemed
remarkable. My front seaters always enjoyed it regardless of whether
they had sunglasses on or not. After you closed the canopy you'd
forget it was tinted in about half a minute. Only when you looked out
the slider vent windows on the side did you realize the difference.
The world looked like it was being projected on 2 really crappy 6 inch
black and white tv monitors. It always made people laugh when I'd
point that out because it was so true. With that kind of immediate
comparison it made you wonder why anyone would ever want a clear
canopy.

Perhaps because hardly anyone gets to fly a glider with such a canopy?

I do wear brown tinted sunglasses, and I like them, but that doesn't
help me understand how having the whole canopy tinted like my sunglasses
is better than the sunglasses and a clear canopy.

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