On Friday, May 25, 2012 7:54:06 PM UTC-6, Mike Mike Ground wrote:
On May 25, 5:22*pm, Richard wrote:
How many of you use polarized sun glasses? * *Are they common? *Are
they popular? *Do they work?

I personally use Sun Tigers.

Richard

I use polarized prescription sun glasses. They help me see features
such as haze domes, darker areas of cloud bases, etc. They also
reduce eye fatigue on long flights. I can clearly see all the
screens my 302, 303, Becker radio and transponder and the Oudie2.
However, I was very disappointed to discover that my new PowerFLARM
screen (portable) is only visible if I tilt my head more than 60
degrees. A few years ago a batch of 302’s had the same problem but I
think Cambridge recalled them and corrected the problem. My 302 must
have been after the problem was corrected...it was fine from day 1. I
hope PowerFLARM addresses this issue. It seems silly to be flying
around with such a good safety device but not being able to see
it.

MM

For me, the tint helps with the haze domes and cloud resolution. Brown works best for me. However, I am colorblind. On the other hand, I only need 1..5 diopters for the PC and reading, my distance vision remains very good.

IMVHO, polarized lenses are fine, for fishing and sailing, not for flying.

YMMV,

Frank Whiteley