Sunglasses
09-08-2006, 12:35 PM
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Sunglasses
Quick question. I'll eventually be in the market for sunglasses. I've heard a rumor that with polarized sunglasses, pilots can't see (can't make out, can't understand, I don't know, just one way or another render useless) the Garmin 430's in our aircraft. Is this a bogus rumor (it sounds really fishy to me), or is there some truth to it? If so, does it happen with all LCD's, Garmin hardware, or what?
09-08-2006, 12:45 PM
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Some of this was covered here:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/showthread.php?t=5548
They don't work well in aircraft. Too much distortion is visible in the cockpit glass.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/showthread.php?t=5548
They don't work well in aircraft. Too much distortion is visible in the cockpit glass.
09-08-2006, 02:17 PM
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Polarized sunglasses made the King Air windshield have black vertical lines.
I now use el-cheapos that cost a maximum of $25.00. They block UV, are not polarized, and I don't cry for a week when I break them or forget them somewhere.
I now use el-cheapos that cost a maximum of $25.00. They block UV, are not polarized, and I don't cry for a week when I break them or forget them somewhere.
09-09-2006, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by XcalibeR
I've heard a rumor that with polarized sunglasses, pilots can't see
http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000...ing_light.html
09-09-2006, 11:23 AM
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I wish I would have asked the same question before I went and bought a $150 pair of "polorized" Ray Bans. Now, I'm once again in the market for sunglasses, this time "non-polorized". I do love them for fishing and just about everything else though. They just don't work well in a lot of cockpits.
09-09-2006, 04:19 PM
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I don't normally wear a certain pair of sunglasses, but one day I did in the 767-400 and when I turned my head the screens went black. Now I'm sure not to wear them. I don't spend much on glasses. I don't pay for names.
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