PIREP on Cheaters

[Marauder]

To this day my long distance vision has been rock solid. My near vision however has been another story. I can count the feathers on a an eagle at 2 miles, but trying to read a menu in a dimly lighted restaurant is another story. I'm sure like many of you, I have been looking for the perfect solution. I have a pair of sunglasses that are clear on top and have a 1.25 magnification though a clear bifocal. Unfortunately, when the sun gets low in the sky, I don't need a pair of sunglasses but want a clear lens on top and the cheater below. I want to put a plug in for a company I found that offers cheaters that work great.

[Marauder]

And for you "Young Guns" -- your day will come...

[rbridges]

And for you "Young Guns" -- your day will come...

 

 

that will put those young people in their place.  

[Bob_Belville]

I have about 6 pair of glasses stuck in various places in the plane and the flight bag. I am the opposite, near sighted, but when I wear my contacts that allow me to see eagle feathers or golf balls in flight I need your magnifying bifocals. For me www.clicgoggles.com which my pro shop sells are handy.

[TWinter]

Solemates.com has done well by me. I have a couple of pairs. The owner had a booth at Osh this year. I can see the eagle feathers while he is in the air. If he landed on my dash I would be in trouble though. Up close and personal is my problem. The ones I have are progressive and blend well. I'll be 50 this year..first the eyes, what's next..never mind.

[ALP]

I wear my readers on the end of my nose for checklists, charts, and ifr and look over them for distance. Just realized I have become my father.

[flyboy0681]

I had Lasik surgery a decade ago and I see 20/15, but my near vision is shot to - well,  you know what.

 

I too carry several pair of reading glasses located throughout the plane, and you can find a pair in every room of my house.

[BigTex]

Another good place I found from some really nice and cheap reading glasses is: http://www.superflysunglasses.com/ They have reading glasses as well as sun readers.  They offer almost all as bifocals as well.  I have several pairs and they work great.

[captainglen]

  At some point you need trifocals, clear up top for the horizon the middle lens about 1/2 diopters and a third at the bottom for the chart on your lap at about 1 diopter. I have three but mu top lenses are corrective. There are several new variable focus solutions but have not been approved by the FAA (at least I do not think so).

  There are certain solutions that are specifically prohibited; an example is monovision contact lenses. In conclusion, Iunder current FAA regulations, pilots are prohibited from using monovision contact lenses to correct refractive error and/or presbyopia. Although a pilot is well adapted to monovision, the reduction in visual performance from using such lenses may be exacerbated under marginal visual conditions and high workloads.

  The bottom line is choose your vision correction solution carefully. I have been doing some research on the subject but will have to do more to locate the specific regulations. As near as I can tell if tested by your AME with the lenses you are to use under (CFR) Part 67.121.309 (d) (2) if your corrected vision meets the standards in Table 1 you are automatically good tyo go!

[MooneyMitch]

........and if you want some great aviation sunglasses with either prescription lenses or bifocal lenses, do check out Flying Eyes Sunglasses.

They have a unique strap that lets no noise inside your headset. I use the bifocal lens set up so no more two pair of glasses on my face while flying :-)

[Marauder]

I wear my readers on the end of my nose for checklists, charts, and ifr and look over them for distance. Just realized I have become my father.

For me, looking in the mirror and seeing my father is even more traumatic!

[Marauder]

I had Lasik surgery a decade ago and I see 20/15, but my near vision is shot to - well, you know what. I too carry several pair of reading glasses located throughout the plane, and you can find a pair in every room of my house.

And don't they seem to all migrate in the middle of the night to the same room?!

[flyboy0681]

  At some point you need trifocals, clear up top for the horizon the middle lens about 1/2 diopters and a third at the bottom for the chart on your lap at about 1 diopter. I have three but mu top lenses are corrective. There are several new variable focus solutions but have not been approved by the FAA (at least I do not think so).

  

 

Sounds like this can cost 1 AMU.

[Danb]

Rapping about trifocals. A few yrs ago there was a form in I think aopa mag. That measures the distance you look to see your panel down to see your IPad or charts if on your lap and over the panel outside, prior to that I tried verilux with no success after providing the Dr with the distances to each place I look a he had them made to those specs. Best thing I ever did got used to them in no time great for driving the car to lousy to on desk work for ...try this approach for us almost old folks...

[rbridges]

I had Lasik surgery a decade ago and I see 20/15, but my near vision is shot to - well,  you know what.

 

I too carry several pair of reading glasses located throughout the plane, and you can find a pair in every room of my house.

[Hank]

........and if you want some great aviation sunglasses with either prescription lenses or bifocal lenses, do check out Flying Eyes Sunglasses.

They have a unique strap that lets no noise inside your headset. I use the bifocal lens set up so no more two pair of glasses on my face while flying :-)

I fly & drive with prescription sunglasses, the same pair. After making an after dark landing with blown light and sunglasses (us nearsighted folks need them to see the runway), I now keep a spare pair of glasses in the plane. So far my near vision is holding up, but I am starting to notice that my days are numbered.

Headset compatibility is no longer an issue for hats or glasses. I love my Halos!