Best Sunglasses?
 

Whats the best brand of sunglasses to buy for maximum protection, good value (not neccessarily the same as low price!) and good looks?

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Thanks.

I find two pieces of glass smoked with candle smoke tied to face with twine best !!

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Serengetti Drivers

Don't buy too dark a lens, great protection but instruments difficult to see! From what I can gather it dosen't take much to filter out most of the bad stuff. BA supply green lens Ray Bans at about forty quid from there uniform stores (Argosy House) at LHR.

Ray-Bans without a doubt -good protection and no problem with clours.

oakley m-frames,have been using these for 2 years now and because they rap around they dont let any light in at the sides avoiding the reflections you get with normal aviation type glasses.Unrestricted view due to the design of the lens.Grey lens best for flying,you dont have to take them off when going imc and they are just dark enough at high altitude.In the UK you get superb aftersales service.
One drawback is that they don't fold flat,oh and another,the rest of the crew think you look like a berk!

[This message has been edited by ripsnort (edited 11 October 2000).]

Randolph Engineering, US military issue the best tint around.


Be careful out there.

I'm with ripsnort, Oakleys.
A-Wires though and buy in the U.S.
Dollars for pounds !!

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Some links for your enlightenment:

Randolph Engineering

Ray-Ban

Oakley

Ps. Anybody got a manufacturers link for Serengetti ?

Dark sunglasses are no good they cause the eye to open up and that will let in more UV light, which is one of the cause of cataracts. Pilots that don't wear sunglasses are asking for trouble in later life.

The best sunglasses arround for flying have got to be Serengetis.

The lens is perfect with regards to filtration and definition.
As regards to instruments in cokpit it actually enhances the different coulours especially in glass cockpits.

A good web site for Serengeti or other makes is www.sunglasses.com

Oakleys are great but dont rate that good in protection with plutonite lens.

Just got to go along with Serengeti.If you were used to Ray Bans like I was, just try a pair of Serengeti's - see the difference.

Serengeti's by a mile.

Had 2 bolle's & a few others never again. As someone before said they enhance the clarity of the instrument panel.

I agree with the concensus that Serengetti Drivers serve you well. I especially like the lower half being lighter tinted; that helps working in a glass cockpit.

Tempted to try the Oakleys due weight factor on the old nose.

My (usually) very conservative brother wears them (Oakleys) and definitely looks like a plonker, but hey if they work....

As a piece of industrial archeology I've just spent a few days sans Serengetti Drivers. I reverted to my old mil. issue Randolphs.

Arm design still very headset friendly and tint good for lookout. However, efis and general instrumentation really suffered a lack of apparent lumens and the optics seemed devoid of any anti reflective coatings at all. Constant reflections on the eye side of the lens.

Most disappointing result from once cherished shades which have always been cared for. Back to the Drivers for me.

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[This message has been edited by PPRuNe Towers (edited 11 October 2000).]

Serengeti - clearly superior.

(Does this get me a free pair for thinking up their new slogan???).

Joking aside, after years of all sorts of flying, these are the very best, often the most expensive, and are perfect for all types of aviation - I use mine for airliners, light aircraft, aerobatics, soaring, and even (sometimes) lying on the beach!

Busta has it right...

Randolph as issued to the US military aviators.

The New "Air 9's" or raptors.

Last time i got two pair for USD $90 online broke one a year later sent it back to the factory, they sent new pair out free of charge.

What more do you want?

Ok So much for the vision quality etc.
Serengeti drivers get a good press.

I wear Ray Bans currently, my fourth
pair, but all my non flying friends now laugh at
me, making remarks about the eighties and
implying that I'm not hip to the groove or
whatever.
So my question is which 'shades' are the coolest
and make you look real goooooood. This is important
for my street cred. I can't go out in public anymore
in my Raybans.
I get the impression that the Oakleys might fit the
bill. What about the mil Randolphs, will I look
like an off duty fighter pilot? Please help
my self image is in tatters.
Seriously though, what are the best looking
and good to use in everyones opinion.

[This message has been edited by fifthcolumns (edited 11 October 2000).]

Randolphs are fine if you are actually IN the U.S. navy and fly with a helmet on. That is why they have a flat frame, they don't need to wrap around, making them useless if you dont fly a fighter like Busta obviously does.

Oakley's all the way dude!