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Commercial pilots are not permitted to wear polarized sunglasses in the cockpit.
Unlike commercial aviation, driving an automobile is 100% VFR, and in the conditions around here - forested mountain roads - polarized lenses are a _huge_ benefit for actually seeing through the windshield. Little rainbows appear on my HVAC LCD, but so what. Those instruments are nonessential to the safe operation of the car (and I can still see them anyway).
In direct sunlight entering a shaded corner, the dashboard's reflection in the windshield might be 4 or 5 stops brighter than the road ahead. Polarized glass can knock that down 90%. It's literally like night & day.
Unlike commercial aviation, driving an automobile is 100% VFR, and in the conditions around here - forested mountain roads - polarized lenses are a _huge_ benefit for actually seeing through the windshield. Little rainbows appear on my HVAC LCD, but so what. Those instruments are nonessential to the safe operation of the car (and I can still see them anyway).
In direct sunlight entering a shaded corner, the dashboard's reflection in the windshield might be 4 or 5 stops brighter than the road ahead. Polarized glass can knock that down 90%. It's literally like night & day.
Agree. Started using my Costa Del Mars and the clarity is awesome. Yes there is some rainbow effect on the side windows and controls but my main focus is what I can see accurately in the windshield.
02-19-2013, 02:16 PM
