Best sunglasses for the bus - Page 7 - Airline Pilot Central Forums

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AldiAirbus , 09-20-2016 04:17 AM

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Just purchased a pair of the Serengeti Martino with the Photochromic Sedona lenses. They cut down on eye fatigue and they react to UV light which brighten in dark conditions as well as darken in bright conditions so you don't have to constantly take them and put them back on while popping through cloud layers.

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Flyby1206 , 09-20-2016 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by symbian simian

Of course I am a Vegas based Spirit pilot....

This made me laugh, can we get a shipment of these over at B6?

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smoothatFL410 , 09-23-2016 05:09 PM

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Where can I find the WN crew lounge / your location in PHX? Do you keep them in stock there or do you have to order them? Looking at getting the Velocity's.

Also, for the Bus drivers that already have them, do you like the Amber lenses or go with the green or gunmetal? I prefer gunmetal personally in my sunglasses but don't know how they would work on the Bus.

Bump - I will be in PHX this week, would love to know where to go to check out the sunglasses. Where do I go?!

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cbrittle , 09-25-2016 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by arby

Luxottica owns Sunglass Hut and predominately only carries brands of sunglasses they own like Oakely, RayBan, etc... They tried to buy Serengeti from Bushnell years ago and failed and that's why they pulled them from the Sunglass Hut as well as all the other Stores they own like Pearl Vision, Lens Crafters, Macy's Optical, Sears Optical.....All Luxottica owned companies. They actually own a majority of all major brands of sunglasses. Google the 60 Minutes piece they did on Luxottica. It's fascinating and depressing.

I saw this as well a few months ago. The sunglass market is nearly a monopoly on both the manufacturing and retail sides and this results in prices that are double or triple of what they should be. I didn't read every post but I'm a huge Randolph Engineering fan. Frames guaranteed for life, extremely well made and supported and at $110 closer in price to what sunglasses should cost. They are mil-spec and have been a a military option since 1983.

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smoothatFL410 , 09-25-2016 04:09 PM

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I have displays in 8 Different Airports where you can try on and buy Serengeti Sunglasses. The PHX airport is my smallest display with only 6-8 models. They should have a Velocity there, but most others have 20+ models. My Suggestion is if you can get to the Southwest Lounge during Normal hours in the D terminal, you can try or buy right there, but the easier method would be to look at style and size and just buy online. It takes 2-3 days to get them and then if it doesn't work for you. Just send them back. No harm, no foul. Let me know if you have any other questions. Steve "Arby", Owner/Pilot at FlightSunglasses.com

Thanks I will check it out this week.

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smoothatFL410 , 09-27-2016 03:39 PM

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I bought the Serengeti Velocity's today and flew with them, very happy with how they performed on the Bus. I wish they got a little darker outside in the bright light probably just because I'm used to darker glasses, but I certainly enjoyed the gradient lenses and how they work for inside the cockpit, and I like the photochromic lenses that get darker or lighter whether indoors or outdoors.

So far so good! :-)