What sunglasses are best for flying gliders?

On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 7:33:19 AM UTC-4, Jim Kellett wrote:
On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:27:58 PM UTC-4, Jonathan Foster wrote:
Are there any sunglasses that seem to work really well for flying?
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Without a doubt, the Suntiger Aviator from Elton Optical in Las Vegas, the non-polarized version. Not only can you see the instruments, but the ultraviolet and blue-blocking tint actually makes it easier to see through haze AND makes the little "pre-cumulus" wisps visible! Been using them for two decades now. Perfect for the soaring pilot.

The deal breaker is: you lose all ability to distinguish shades of green. I can easily identify a cut hay field by color alone at 8 miles. But not with Sun Tigers.

You can capture most of the advantages being talked about with other, less radical tints that preserve enough color vision to be useful.


best,
Evan Ludeman / T8