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In article <DtKvtM.JLw@novice.uwaterloo.ca>, sarangan@maxwell.uwaterloo.ca says... > > >I don't usually wear sunglasses so I know very little about them. I >hope someone here can help me buy a good pair for aviation use. > >- What are good sunglasses for aviation ? >- What features are important for aviation use ? >- What is the main difference between the cheap drug-store sunglasses and the > expensive designer types ? >- Where should I buy them and how much can I expect to spend ? > >Thanks for any help! >-- >Andrew Sarangan >sarangan@maxwell.uwaterloo.ca >stulaser@nortel.ca Hi Andrew, After reading all the posts I feel you've gotten some great advise. I too wanted the same questions answered. After talking to alot of pilots I found that a lot of the older experienced pilots prefered not to wear sunglasses. They felt that the way to go is to wear a baseball cap. They all pretty well gave the same answer, "They did not want to get use to wearing sunglasses, then forget them, they felt that being use to not having sunglasses meant one less thing to remember to bring". Hey I don't pretend to understand the logic. Personnaly I use polarized lenses, my biggest mistake was buying frames with a thick arm, with the pressure from the headset my head starts to hurt after an hour. I bought polorized because I also boat, however my CFI who does not wear sunglasses keeps saying to me, "Take those stupid glasses off, I think you'll see better." . Anyways the cheapest place in Ottawa for polarized lenses is Fishing Buddies on Carling Ave, I should know, I realy shopped around. Lorne Kinsella kinselll@pwgsc.gc.ca