Sun

How do you pro's deal with the sun, I'm talking about when you have to fly through it? I wear dark sunglasses and I still lose the plane everytime.

Polarized sunglasses. Beyond that, I can't say...

Dark sunglasses, close your eyes as much as you can & still see. Use your hat in your free hand to shade your eyes.
The biggest thing is do not fly through the sun. Set up your maneuvers to fly around it.

A few years back, I bought a real nice pair of dark sunglasses from Tom Dixon. They are closed in on the sides to prevent glare from getting in on the sides. They also will fit over regular prescription glasses. I keep them in my car and used them anytime the sun is too bright.

Check with Tom. Most likely, he still sells them.

Here in Atwater, CA we have a very hot, bright sun through 9 months.I have tried every type of sunglasses there is, and then some!
Last month, in sheer frustration, I tried my auto-darkening welding hood, with a #8 lens, adjusted for minor sensitivity, so as not to auto-darken 'til I got right into the sun. Bonanza!
Now, when I finish fashioning this Tweco(R) Mig Gun into a flying handle, I'll be right at home welding a pattern that will be hard to beat!

I close my eye's then re focus back on the plane.

OLD BASEBALL TRICK

I remember using that "trick" whenever I swung a bat. Unfortunately, I was usually refocusing on the ball when it was safely imbedded in the catcher's mitt !! I've tried sunglass, baseball caps and my hand. If the sun is bright enough, nothing I've tried works very effectively.

As the model gets near to flying through the sun shut one eye, as the model passes out of the sun open that eye, i have found this to be the best technique in over 25 years of flying very fast RC models did not try it on CL, but no reason it will not work.

There is a RC racer who frequents these boards, Maverick. He told me that same trick about shutting one eye. I tried it. It does work. When I can remember to try it.

Worse than losing the plane for a few seconds is the fact that some of us (I'm one) are prone to cataracts from looking into the sun. It's a common thing among pilots, RC flyers, fisherman, painters, welders, etc. The guy that came up with ZURICH sunglasses is a Navy flight surgeon and they have a good product. I think so anyway. They're on the internet. I used these glasses at the VSC and they are the best I've tried, and I've tried a ton! Too late for my right eye, but I fly with my left! Might try them out. I guess this should be in the classifieds, but the question was raised here. Best regards,

>How do you pro's deal with the sun, I'm talking about when
>you have to fly through it? I wear dark sunglasses and I
>still lose the plane everytime.
>

I have found super-dark sunglasses to be a real problem. They don't help the sun flashes as much as they hurt the dark background. I have been very satisfied with the Serengetti Driver sunglasses. They are moderatly expensive, but they are not too dark but still quite effective. They have a gradient so the background isn't darkened excessively.

The trick with the sun is to try to avoid looking right at it.

I've used some Oakley wrap around sunglassess that I borrowed from my son. They are designed for competition snowboarders. These are mirrored, polarized and 100% UV everything screened. Not cheap, but they certainly took care of my sun sensitivity. While I wouldn't stand and stare at the sun with them, passing thorugh the sun while flying is almost un-noticeable. I plan to buy a pair for this season.

>How do you pro's deal with the sun, I'm talking about when
>you have to fly through it? I wear dark sunglasses and I
>still lose the plane everytime.
>
>John

You don't. Why do you think that one of the basic combat techniques (full size av) dating back to the dawn of air combat was to get above your enemy and dive at them out of the sun (if possible).