[NSRCA-discussion] Experience with sunglasses with polarized lenses. Question for the experts

[james woodward]

… wish I didn't get them.  Very difficult to read an LCD screen
(transmitter, iPhone, etc).  Not that great.  Jim

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 3:47 AM, Don Szczur via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

>
>  Tried these over the last couple of months with the following results:
>
>  Excellent results when sun was low angle (e.g., in morning with sun in
> eyes or evening at other fields when sun is in eyes).  The glasses provide
> better clarity and sharper image as well as better optical comfort,
> particularly in these conditions.
>
>  Poor results when sun is very high, just overhead, like around
> noon-ish.  Plane is hard to see or takes more concentration to see at
> certain angles (like coming out of a radius after a stall turn with 1 1/4
> snaps at the end of the box where I'm looking at mainly the leading edge
> under side of the wing).
>
>  For the "Doctors" in the audience (or opticians), why is this?
>
>  I'm thinking that the sun casts "shadows" between the polarized lines of
> the glasses.  This is assuming that the polarized lines are horizontal (I'm
> pretty sure but not positive).
>
>  Bottom line, I like them for some conditions, but not all the time.
>
>  Cheers,
> Don
>
>  P.S. I can't read my Thunder Power charger or my Tx screen at certain
> angles.  The screen goes black but when I'm looking straight down from
> above I can see the screen without it going black.
>
>
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