Hi Everybody,
There are so many messages on this subject and I just havent had time to
read them all. If somebody has come up with this solution then please accept
my apologies for the duplication.
You can get bifocal sunglasses - the near vision is a reading lens and
clear - the far vision is brown or grey tinted. Cost approximately 15.00
sterling.
Have been using these for ages IMHO the perfect solution. I thought
everybody knew about these as they were advertised in the PFA magazine
(sorry LAA - its my age !!!)
http://www.grettoptik.com/
http://www.grettoptik.com/grett/grett.nsf/8dabbbf9560779818525677200813141/$FILE/GrettOptik_UK.pdf
Happy flying,
Carl Pattinson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frans Veldman" <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Flying and reading glasses?
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> <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
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> JEFF ROBERTS wrote:
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>> Frans,
>> I believe you are over complicating it.
>
> Love to hear that, but I'm not sure if I understand fully what you mean.
>
>> so I wear my regular bifocals then I buy those ugly cover the
>
> Yes, but I don't have regular bifocals. My "distance" vision is OK.
>
>> In your case you can buy those over the
>> counter half a lens reading glasses at strengths that are a compromise
>> for reading maps and bringing your panel into view. Then cover them with
>> the sunglasses that make you look like a florida retiree. ;o)
>
> I'm not sure what you mean. I don't need the sunglasses for the map
> reading part, but for the distance viewing part, which isn't there if I
> use over the counter half a lens reading glasses. Or do you mean that I
> should glue the sun glas part on the upper edge of the reading glasses?
> That could be a fragile construction but nevertheless work, but might
> not be what you mean.
>
> What I need is glasses with a neutral upper part (although it could be
> nice if they would incorporate my -0.25 cylinder) and a +1 part for the
> instrument panel, fully colored by itself or by a sun glas cover. The
> upper part of the glasses are indeed just there for the sun glasses
> part. For some reason, it seems to be difficult to get something like
> that. They either try to sell me a $$$ varifocal thing, with a
> transition I think I don't need at all (and even don't have any place
> for: the visual distance between the ASI (+1) and the runway (neutral)
> is very small, so should be the transition area) or they tell me that it
> is not available for these small differences in strength.
>
> Frans
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