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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Jaybird180 on November 03, 2017, 07:04:32 AM

Title: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: Jaybird180 on November 03, 2017, 07:04:32 AM

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/october/20/uva-rays-at-altitude-report

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: invflatspin on November 03, 2017, 07:43:47 AM

.....Beechcraft B35, and the Cirrus SR-2T, filtered UVA light adequately.

I'm 'covered'.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: Anthony on November 03, 2017, 07:46:39 AM

I can't imagine flying without sunglasses, especially in the haze, and goo we get around here.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: Jaybird180 on November 03, 2017, 03:23:24 PM

They tested the windshield but no mention of the other windows.
😲

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: LevelWing on November 05, 2017, 04:29:08 AM

I wear sunglasses when I fly but I don't put on any sunscreen. I would like new visors (Rosen's, maybe?) since the ones I have are small and it seems like the sun is always just out of reach of the visor.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: wiskyblandi1 on December 20, 2017, 08:06:49 PM

It's very beautiful sunglasses.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: PaulS on December 22, 2017, 07:44:55 AM

I have UV coatings on my clear prescription glasses.  I think.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: Anthony on December 22, 2017, 08:54:31 AM

In the 24 years I've been flying I always avoided polarized lenses.  Do y'all still avoid them?  Do they obscure your MFD's, etc?

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: nddons on December 22, 2017, 09:20:54 AM

Quote from: Anthony on December 22, 2017, 08:54:31 AM

In the 24 years I've been flying I always avoided polarized lenses.  Do y'all still avoid them?  Do they obscure your MFD's, etc?

I fly a 1943 Warbird. What’s an MFD? 

Yes, polarized glasses do obscure my iPad somewhat. But I like them when I’m not flying and since they’re prescription they aren’t cheap so They are my only pair. I do think I’ll get another pair of non-polarized at some point.

Title: Re: Cover up those eyes and skin
Post by: Jim Logajan on December 22, 2017, 10:52:22 AM

Quote from: Anthony on December 22, 2017, 08:54:31 AM

In the 24 years I've been flying I always avoided polarized lenses.  Do y'all still avoid them?  Do they obscure your MFD's, etc?

I’ve worn a pair of Maui Jim polarized glasses in all my flying. But I only rent old aircraft without LCD displays. No problem using an iPad mini in portrait orientation. Back when I had an iPad 2, I think I had to switch its orientation, something probably hard to do with an MFD.