Sun Glasses

T&C Brown tncbrown at charter.net
Wed Apr 23 19:27:44 AKDT 2003


Has anyone checked to see if the "Piedmont" sunglasses block UV light?  I
thought they were suppose to.....but now I can't remember.

Terrance


----- Original Message -----
From: "Verne Koester" <verne at twmi.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Sun Glasses


> Keith,
> The non-gradient version is uniformly dark from top to bottom (total
> mirror). I personally consider them to be too dark and save them for use
> under the harshest conditions like having to fly into and out of the sun.
> However, this type of thing is different from one person to the next. The
> most ideal lens for me under normal mid-day, sunny day flying is the
Ray-Ban
> G-15 lens. That lens is the dark green one you see on about 90% of Ray-Ban
> sunglasses. The Zurich lenses are considerably darker than that. The Ray
> Bans are about the same as the bottom of the Zurich gradient lens (part
that
> isn't mirrored).  I'm only mentioning the Ray Bans for reference purposes.
> Hope this helps.
>
> Verne
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Black" <tkeithb at attbi.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Sun Glasses
>
>
> > Does anyone have experience with the gradient version vs. the
non-gradient
> > in our application?
> >
> > My concern is that if the gradient version is too dark at top it may be
> > difficult to see the plane when it is high overhead.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Keith
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Harmon" <k6xyz at attbi.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:51 PM
> > Subject: RE: Sun Glasses
> >
> >
> > > Ok guys....this is where you go to get em....get out your plastic $$$.
> > >
> > > http://www.zurichsunglass.com/
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> > > On Behalf Of wgalligan
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:45 PM
> > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > > Subject: Re: Sun Glasses
> > >
> > >
> > > I went to my LHD recently as he used to carry these glasses. Sorry all
> > > out he says and he said they have even pulled the ads in the mags for
> > > them.  Anyone know where I can get a pair of these Zurich sunglasses?
> > >
> > > Wayne
> > >
> > >
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