Sunglasses Advice

Lever · Post by **Lever** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 4:42 pm

Go with the CA porno shades---- best shades going.

Its all about big glass, big style.

lever

touchngo · Post by **touchngo** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:09 pm

what do u guys think those emergency briefing card are for, shove em up in the window crack and your set. best of all there free and if u lose or break them, theres more in the back. if that isnt for your liking, walmart has a great selection!

flyby · Post by **flyby** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:25 pm

So on the Serengeti's, which lense? Sedona (Rose), 555nm(Grey) or the Drivers (Brown)?

HuD 91gt · Post by **HuD 91gt** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:02 pm

I have the Serengetti Cirrus with the brown lenses. They are fantastic. Titanium frames, so they are ultra comfortable, under my headset I cant even feel them on. The coverage is not perfect, they are more of a stylish thing, but in overcast layers and non direct sunlight they are great. In direct light, the lense is OK, but a little light (even though they do tint darker).

Hotel Tango · Post by **Hotel Tango** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:12 am

yak driver wrote:Before you go spending money on other contact lenses, try drinking more water. Most of us don't and you'd be surprised how much that helps out the eyeballs.

There's no washroom on the machine I fly....

I have normally dry eyes anyways, even when I'm wearing them on normal days when I do drink properly.

TorontoGuy · Post by **TorontoGuy** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:28 pm

I'm in the same boat, wearing coopervision contacts, each pair good for a month. Other types of extended wear are not an option for some people. Depends on your prescription and what you're correcting for (astigmatism for me). Went flying with them and non-rx raybans on last Sunday and found them too dark to read the dash. Also, like you have drier eyes and I know even in a 172 it gets dry. Scratchy eyes are bad enough in a car. The thought of a sticky lens rolling back behind my eyelid at the wrong moment is spooky.

Like you, this weekend, am going to try my eyeglasses with clip-ons. Otherwise, one way or another, I'm looking at $300-ish for another option.

Where's my lottery ticket? I need laser vision!

Invertago · Post by **Invertago** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:45 pm

Has anyone ever come across good 'armless' sunglasses. I saw them once back in the day, but foolishly didn't buy any. They have little pads that hold onto your forehead, so no arms to bust up the head set seal and let the noise in.

comanchepilot · Post by **comanchepilot** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:59 am

I also have a pair of the Serengetti's... Have had them for a few years now, and they are great.... no noticeable distortion around the edge of the lense either.

Whatever you do, make sure you go with a name brand and not a cheap pair from Canadian Tire or something similar... Sunglasses are not regulated in Canada, so just because it says "UVA/UVB protection" on a little sticker on them doesn't mean that they actually are. A cheap pair of sunglasses will basically dilate your pupils and let in more of the UVA and UVB rays... not so good eh?

You can get corrected lenses in the Serengetti's too, but that will cost you a little more coin...

Night-Hawk · Post by **Night-Hawk** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:44 am

I use Serengetti Pergusa with Drivers Gradient lens. I had a pair of oakleys with a black lens before and not only the arms were too wide, the plastic lens became scratched after a month. Never gonna buy oakleys again. Anyway I absolutly like my new Serengettis, the lens quality is not even comparable.

If you guys want some good deals on sunglasses, I suggest Ebay. Paid my 2007 serengettis 115$CND including taxes and shipping. I've seen them go for around 200$ at some local store.

ywg9 · Post by **ywg9** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:53 am

I Have the Serengettis with the photochromic performance like the other guys said it adjusts to all the diffrent conditions and at night they actually brighten things up find. i were them 14 hours and forget that i am wearing them super comfertable. also they dont push into the side of your head under the head set (for those of us who dont have the telex ear piece lol). i went to the sunglass hut and they actually told me they get a lot of pilots coming in and buying these glasses 10 out of 10

Notta Simfalt · Post by **Notta Simfalt** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:32 am

They're not Serengetis but cheap:
http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php

flyer · Post by **flyer** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:15 am

Never had the serengeti's, but do have rx ray bans with just enough wrap around to cover the perifferals with no distortion. They have the brown 'aviation' tint and they work great through all light conditions from past dusk to direct sun without an extra visor. The frames are very light and comfortable with a headset although fragile. About $250 bucks AUS, probably the same in Can if you can find them.

RatherBeFlying · Post by **RatherBeFlying** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:22 am

He put a 30% transmission brown tint in my prescription into a Serengeti frame with some wraparound.

I find my eyes adjust quicker to changes in ambient light than the photochromic lenses are reputed to do.

The 30% transmission does not leave me blind as a bat when I go under a cloud or drive through a tunnel.

A good optometrist will ensure the frames fit your head securely -- useful when doing aerobatics.

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