Believe most gliders have clear canopies because tinted ones weren't
even available until close to 1980? Only time I wished for a clear
canopy was landing in a tiny field in pouring rain off a Pennsylvania
ridge. If you fly where it's cool and cloudy, there's little
difference. In the Southwest, tinted is a lot more comfortable.
If you're planning a Venus out and return, get the gangster tint.
Jim