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For you open cockpit flyers: what are the RIGHT goggles to get?

I was reading in Neil William's aerobatics book that he would always
take goggles with him -- even in closed cockpit. Why? You never really
know if a bird or other accident might take out the windshield. In
fact, there is a fairly recent thread about a mid-air in which the
windshield of a C152 was essentially knocked out but the plane still
managed to land. Good time to have the goggs -- if you are in a
position to put them on afterward.

That's maybe pretty damned rare. If you've had your windshield knocked
out I'd like to hear about it.

Mostly, it's a question for the open cockpit guys.


Well, we had rules about flying bipes with goggles and I and mst of the
other guys flouted them. One day I landed and was hanging my head slightly
out the side and a big big glob of hot oil went right in my eye.
Last time I went flying in one of those without goggles.
Also, to adress your other thing about the windscreen. I lost part of a
screen and the greenhouse n a cub due to a fatigue crack finally giving way
on takeoff and the drag stopped us where we were altitude wise.
I have been told that most low powered cessnas and the like will not hold
altitude with the windscreen out.



Bertie