What are the best glasses for flying

[batteryguy4]

Hey everyone,

I will be getting glasses for any future flying and I was wondering what your suggestions are. Typical aviators with narrow wire temples (sides)? What is comfortable under the helmets? Appreciate any help on this, thanks.

 

[Brett327]

Contacts. As far as I'm concerned, glasses are a hazard and limit your field of view.

Brett

 

[C420sailor]

My eyes are just bad enough to warrant a prescription, but not bad enough to get good results with contacts. I have a set of cheaters that are the aviator type with the flat sides. They're fairly comfortable under the helmet. They help with joins and ball flying, especially at night.

As for the field of view, I never really had an issue---but my eyes aren't that bad.

Edit: Just saw you're a pro-rec. Don't waste your money. The Navy will give you multiple sets of clear and tinted prescription aviators fo' free.

 

[yak52driver]

Do G's cause contacts to displace at all? I've got 20/15 vision beyond arm's length, I just wear a pair of reading glasses for sitting at the computer screen. Fortunately I don't need them when I'm flying.

 

[Fog]

The trick is to anticipate when the stick is going to pull hard in any direction - and not to be looking in the opposite direction when he does. I've worn hard & soft lenses, and among my worst moments were getting one or more hard lenses slid into the corner of my eyes when we were pulling 7Gs and I was yelling clock & range info on the bogey. Personally, I hated wearing glasses under a helmet - they always got fogged or sweaty in the middle of a fight. FWIW.

 

[yak52driver]

Thanks!

 

[KBayDog]

Beer goggles.

 

[MIDNJAC]

My eyes are just bad enough to warrant a prescription, but not bad enough to get good results with contacts. I have a set of cheaters that are the aviator type with the flat sides. They're fairly comfortable under the helmet. They help with joins and ball flying, especially at night.

As for the field of view, I never really had an issue---but my eyes aren't that bad.

Edit: Just saw you're a pro-rec. Don't waste your money. The Navy will give you multiple sets of clear and tinted prescription aviators fo' free.

I'm in the same boat. I was like 20/15 in the left, 20/25 in the right on my last annual, and although certainly ridiculous looking (speaking of the standard issue gogg's here), they helped a lot in air-to-air and at the boat. I would concur that you absolutely should not waste your money on it, as the Navy will issue them to you......or you can also be issued free contacts alternatively if you wish

 

[scoolbubba]

Do G's cause contacts to displace at all? I've got 20/15 vision beyond arm's length, I just wear a pair of reading glasses for sitting at the computer screen. Fortunately I don't need them when I'm flying.

Not in my limited experience with pulling g's. My soft contacts are fitted like a boss, though, and I've never had trouble with them staying put.

 

[MIDNJAC]

I've heard people who fly with contacts complain about them drying excessively due to ECS air and whatnot....not sure if anyone would agree

 

[Brett327]

I've heard people who fly with contacts complain about them drying excessively due to ECS air and whatnot....not sure if anyone would agree

Not an issue for me. I've flown with them since flight school sans problems.

Brett

 

[brownshoe]

Beer goggles.

I have worn many pairs. And I wasn't a pilot or NFO! (Like Brother Dave Gardner [Google him] once said: "The worst I ever had was wonderful.")

Steve

 

[BarrettRC8]

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Not an issue for me. I've flown with them since flight school sans problems.

Brett

I've never had an issue either.

Concur with contacts being the best option and glasses limiting field of view.