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Pilot-Specific Sunglasses Get Gradient Tint

** Flying Eyes Sunglasses**
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Flying Eyes Sunglasses, designed for comfortable use with headsets, now offer new gradient tint lenses that block glare on the upper portion while providing clearer visibility on the lower.
  • These non-polarized gradient lenses are ideal for pilots, enhancing avionics visibility, and are made from shatterproof, scratch-resistant polycarbonate with UV400 protection.
  • The sunglasses feature lightweight, flexible Resilamide frames and come with a strap to maintain headset earcup seal for better noise cancellation, priced at $179 for the gradient tint version.
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Austin, Texas-based Flying Eyes Sunglasses, which produce sunglasses specifically designed to fit underneath a headset, has added new lenses with a gradient tint. The lenses block more sunlight and glare on the upper portion, protecting the eyes while allowing for improved visibility inside the cockpit on the lighter-tint lower portion of the lenses, its maker says.

Like Flying Eyes’ standard, prescription and bifocal lenses, the gradient tint lenses are non-polarized to help you see avionics and other LCD screens better in the cockpit. However, for those who plan to use the glasses for non-aviation purposes, such as sports that require a helmet, polarized lenses are available as well.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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