Glasses for RC

[njswede]

I'm slightly nearsighted (-1.50) and normally wear glasses. On top of that, I also have some astigmatism. When I fly I wear contacts under my non-prescription polarizing sunglasses. The problem is my contacts don't correct for my astigmatism, so at at a specific angle (when the plane comes in from the left), I see two planes or a very distorted plane.

I'm thinking of going to the optician and get myself fitted for a pair of RC-flying prescription sunglasses.

What are the dos and dont's for this? Any pointers and hints? Polarizing or not? "Transition"/adaptive tinted glass or not? What do you use?

 

[gyro]

Personally, I fly with Oakley polarized sunglasses, and I found the gold iridium tint to be my favorite for clarity.
I mention this because I know Oakley makes prescription lenses, however I've never used them myself.
I've been wearing Oakley glasses for years, and have always been very happy.
Hope this helps.

 

[Murocflyer]

I'm an Oakley fan as well. Love them actually. Their visual quality cannot be touched by anyone. (that's a little bit of hyperbole )

I have heard mention on TheCrashCast that Zurich brand sunglasses are THE glasses to have since a lot of times we have to look into the sun to follow our planes around. Here is a link for you. I just did a search for them since I was curious about them and you post reminded me to look them up. http://extremeglaresunglasses.com/

Frank

 

[RCAddict16]

Yeah I have heard good things about those extreme glare sunglasses. There was an article in model aviation a while ago about them.

 

[shadow102]

bought a pair of extreme glare glasses and wont fly with anything else. In fact i need to buy some rose tinted glasses for overcast days. I dont have a prescription so not sure how they do in that area but i wouldnt hesitate on them.

 

[gyro]

shawdow, love the avatar! I've never heard of these extreme glare shades before?

 

[shadow102]

lol thanks

Here check them out, i was always squinting even while where my oakleys, with these i can follow a plane straight into the sun if need be
http://extremeglaresunglasses.com/

 

[SnowDog]

I'm slightly nearsighted (-1.50) and normally wear glasses. On top of that, I also have some astigmatism. When I fly I wear contacts under my non-prescription polarizing sunglasses. The problem is my contacts don't correct for my astigmatism, so at at a specific angle (when the plane comes in from the left), I see two planes or a very distorted plane.

I'm thinking of going to the optician and get myself fitted for a pair of RC-flying prescription sunglasses.

What are the dos and dont's for this? Any pointers and hints? Polarizing or not? "Transition"/adaptive tinted glass or not? What do you use?

I wear glasses at all time; last year I purchased a new pair of prescription sunglasses and when I did so I asked the optometrist to tailor them to flying (R/C) and driving, since that is my primary use for them. They were happy to oblige.
These are non-transition lenses. Don't remember if they are polarized or not, but they do a great job and I won't fly without them.
And they were not ridiculously expensive...so I can spend more money on planes and less money on eyewear.

 

[dadstoysbg]

When I needed glasses to read I didn't like to put them on and off all the time so i got regular glasses. But I was going to have to pay for clear glass. I asked about correcting my distance to 20/10 and was told OK. What a difference when flying a plane. when i wanted sunglasses I got the dark yellow. During cloudy days it makes the sky brighter and is easier on the eyes even in bright sun light. Dennis

 

[Jwmav528]

I fly with HD vision aviator glasses. They're cheap they help in the sun and they really make the colors of the model stand out well.