Best Sunglasses

[TMPilot]

Hi,
I was just wondering which sunglasses you guys wear?
Mine are a little bad for flying and cause a little discomfort with the headset.

I'm looking to spend up to £100ish. I was thinking maybe the V:One Magneto's.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks.

On a different note, I wish these winds would calm down! 30kts plus are keeping me grounded! :ugh:

[Lew747]

Mine are Oakley Minute 2.0's. Black with Black Iridium lenses. They look smart on me and are really designed for people with smaller faces like myself. I've yet to use them for a long flight with a headset though! Very comfortable and cost £99.99 from Oakley themselves... thought I would treat myself for my birthday! :}

[TMPilot]

Thanks.
I've heard a lot of good things about Oakley. The flat side frame seems particularly useful as thin frames start to dig in after a while. I think I might just go for some Oakleys. Maybe the sun won't affect me so much having aero fun! Bring on the Extra!

[trex450]

you can't beat the thin sided ray bans for comfort under a headset

[TMPilot]

I haven't tried them to be honest. Whichever I get they need to have a good rap-around.

[Captain Stable]

I concur with trex450.

I've tried various ones - some issued to me, some bought.

Nothing has so far beaten Rayban Aviators. :ok:

[1800ed]

I have to agree on the Aviators. I used to wear various different types of Oakley sunglasses, but the arms were quite thick which tended to get uncomfortable. My only complaint about the Aviators is they feel quite heavy, but it's only a real problem after a few hours of wearing them.

[Phoenix09]

I have tried a lot of different sunglasses over the years, including Raybans and Oakleys and nothing has come close to the V One. The comfort and clarity is excellent.

[jaycee58]

I tried a pair of V-One's at AeroExpo back in June and they went straight onto my "I want a pair of those" list! I couldn't believe how good they were. Sadly, needing a varifocal prescription means that they're going to cost me over £300 :hmm:

[cjd_a320]

Randolph ;)

Aviator (http://www.randolphusastore.com/aviator.html)

[Talkdownman]

Mil pattern Type G

[Runaway Gun]

The new RAY BAN Tech series are made of carbon fibre, and much much lighter and stronger, also available in non-polarised lenses. Could be worth a look.

I do not own the Ray Ban company :ok:

[Sierra Hotel]

Mile High Chocks. 4 sets of lenses ( Dark Grey, Grey, Red, Yellow)
Use red all the time though. Very comfortable and highly reccomend!

[Captain Stable]

I do not own the Ray Ban company http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gifI wish I did! :cool:

[shortstripper]

I have a pair of brown lens Randolph sunglasses that I've used for years. However, the best I've ever tried (and keep meaning to get some) are Sun Tigers .... Brilliant!!!

SS

[Sir Niall Dementia]

Serrengetis for me. I bought my first pair 2 years ago and now have a pair in the car, one in the aeroplane, a pair in my nav-bag and a prescription pair as my spare pair as required by my medical.

All of our pilots receive an issue pair of sunglasses every two years and we have gone from Ray-Bans to Serrengeti, make sure you have the non-polarised version, EFIS screens go black when viewed through polarised specs, and most heavy aircraft have polarised screens which can make the outside world go black. (don't think that counts for night hours though)

SND

[Miles Magister]

I use Serrengetis as well but I would like to emphasise the comment about making sure they are NOT polarised.

What SND said about the screens is also repeated for airborne contacts. If the light reaching you from the other contact happens to be polarised in the wrong direction, then polarised glasses will block it out and you will not see it straight away. Think of wing flash from gliders or other small aircraft which will get cut out by polarised glasses.

Also polarised glasses cut out other reflected light which can reduce or remove your depth perception, particularly on wet or damp runways.

Make sure you only fly with non-polarised gleasses.

MM

[Lancelot37]

My current sun glasses cost $6 in Australia. Thought I was being ripped off later as I saw them for $5.50 elsewhere.

[sandbagsteve]

I'm about to buy my first set of shades for flying... I need prescription lenses so I know it ain't going to be cheap.

Which colour lenses are the best (I feel a debate coming on)?

I understand polarised is a bad idea for many reasons, but I assume antiscratch, uv filter, and anti reflective/glare is good?

Steve