ScottM
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As I reached 40 years of age I began to notice shrinkage of my arms. My last FAA physical I was still able to pass the near vision test and am not required to wear glasses. Indeed I really only need them when there is not a lot of light like in restaurants and the cockpit at night to read approach plates.
I learned that lesson about approach plates last year when I had an approach into my home airport one night, in IMC with ceilings 200 feet about the MDA. Thankfully I was familiar with the approach and had someone able to read me the text to figure it out. After that a dedicated pair of reading glasses were put in the plane for just such an emergancy.
Last night I was out flying to get reaquainted with the night. I went to read an approach plate and realized I could not see it at all. I had two choices, turn on the lights or get the reading glasses, I opted for the latter.
I put them on and I could read the plate with no problem at all, but even with them on the edge of my nose they really destroyed my far vision and I could not see the guages. I spent the whole approached putting them on and taking them off.
Now that I see to be meeting the minimum requirments for the old eyes club how do you old guys do it?
Is there a trick I should know to make handling the glasses easier in the cockpit?
I learned that lesson about approach plates last year when I had an approach into my home airport one night, in IMC with ceilings 200 feet about the MDA. Thankfully I was familiar with the approach and had someone able to read me the text to figure it out. After that a dedicated pair of reading glasses were put in the plane for just such an emergancy.
Last night I was out flying to get reaquainted with the night. I went to read an approach plate and realized I could not see it at all. I had two choices, turn on the lights or get the reading glasses, I opted for the latter.
I put them on and I could read the plate with no problem at all, but even with them on the edge of my nose they really destroyed my far vision and I could not see the guages. I spent the whole approached putting them on and taking them off.
Now that I see to be meeting the minimum requirments for the old eyes club how do you old guys do it?
Is there a trick I should know to make handling the glasses easier in the cockpit?