[NSRCA-discussion] Eyeglasses

[Keith Black]

Lance, I can just see you sitting at the opera with those things on. LOL.

On 9/9/07, Lance Van Nostrand <patterndude at tx.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I couldn't resist a gadget like this.  Based on Jim's full endorsement, I
> purchased a pair of these things.  Man, do they make you look geeky!  They
> stick out 2" from your head and people looking at you see giant eyeballs.
> As far as working for pattern pilots, probably not.  There just isn't
> enough
> field of view for you to see the overall positioning and manuver size.
> However, they might be an interesting judging tool.  Without a transmitter
> in your hand and the risk of crashing, you can position these glasses on
> the
> end of your nose and go back and forth between zoom view and normal view.
> The optics aren't that great either.  There is a bit of a halo around
> objects under the best of circumstances, and the edges of view are more
> distorted than the center.  There are lens designs that reduce this
> effect,
> but this isn't one of them.  This is not to say they are a complete "toy".
> For watching a play or nascar they are probably fine, but not for the
> exactness that we require.
>
> --Lance
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Oddino" <joddino at socal.rr.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 2:44 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Eyeglasses
>
>
> > Has anyone tried to fly a pattern plane with telescopic eyeglasses?
> > I've seen photos of Germans flying high altitude stuff with them but
> > I'm not sure they would work for our purposes.  Take a look at :
> >
> > http://www.eyeglassbinoculars.com/
> >
> > Jim O
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