Long Line Pilots Who Wear Spectacles
Having reached that stage in life where, whilst flying, I am required by law to wear spectacles that correct for both distant and near vision I am now trying to discover the best way to 'fly a longline'.
I wear 'progressive' correcting lenses but find it difficult/uncomfortable to get my head in a suitable position to focus on the hook some 160 to 200 feet below the helicopter.
I have thought about trying tri-focal lenses with a distant correction prescription at the top and at the bottom of the lense together with the near correction area in the middle, but tri-focals are a fairly large investment to test a theory.
There must be someone out there who has already 'been there and done that'! Anyone care to share his (or her) solution?