I also find the tri-focals work well. The bottom is for reading distance,
the middle is for arms length, about where
an instrument panel is and the top is distance. If you get sun glasses have
the tint progress from dark on top
to clear on the bottom, this way you can read your charts and see things
that are in a darker part of the cockpit.
John Eckel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christoph Both" <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 8:02 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Flying and reading glasses?
> <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
>
> Get 3 stage progressive lenses - they really work, close reading the map,
> mid to read the instrument panel and far to see everything outside, all in
> a consistent sharp transition!
> Christoph Both
> #223
> Wolfville, Nova Scotia
> Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Frans Veldman
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 7:38 AM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Flying and reading glasses?
>
> <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> So far I have had the luck that I never needed any eye correction.
> However with an age of 45 I'm finding myself getting more and more
> troubles to focus nearby, and for working on small parts (electronics)
> I'm already using reading glasses.
> I made the unfortunate discovery that the instrument panel of the Europa
> is becoming quite close to the range where I can focus comfortably, and
> that alternating frequently between looking outside and on the
> instrument panel is no longer comfortable for my eyes. :-(
> There must be more people on this forum with similar problems. How does
> one solve this? What I was thinking about is special "flying
> sun-glasses" with a sharp change-over exactly at the angle where the
> glareshield is in my vision, with everything below that with some mild
> "plus" correction. This way alternating between looking outside and on
> the instrument should go with minimal changes in focal efforts for my
> eyes. My optometrist is happy to construct special sun glasses if I
> measure the exact angle where the division between outside and
> instrument panel is, but is "my" solution workable in practice? I am
> aware that there are glasses with a gradual change-over from far to
> near, but in the Europa there is no gradual change over, it is either
> focus on "infinity" or focus on "instrument panel" and nothing in
> between (unless something disasterous is about to happen).
> I guess I'm not the first one thinking about this problem. How do other
> people solve this? Or am I just spoiled, being used sofar to superb
> vision without any corrections?
> Wearing "just" reading glasses for looking at instruments and maps does
> not work as I like to wear sun glasses as well, so it should be all
> together in one device.
> I would love to hear other peoples solutions!
>
> Frans
>
>
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