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Basically I wear glasses, its a pretty weak prescription so its no biggey if maniac reaches over and breaks them inflight. I was wondering though if contact lenses are suitable or flying? I would also tend to think that future passengers would feel more comfortable with a pilot with a more natural vision look. Mostly my question is about the phisics of the things, you know I want to make sure they wont like eject at low preasure.

Wearing contacts is a personal thing, they work for some and not others.

Don't worry about what the passengers think, just get them there safely.  ;)

Don't worry about what the passengers think, just get them there safely.  ;)

Airline pilots get fired for that mentality.

(I know we're refering to small planes here, just thought I;d throw that in)

Some eyeglass wearers never get used to contacts, and with a weak prescription, a problem with your specs in flight would be much less of a problem than a problem with a contact lens....
  I don't think low pressure would be a problem, though- there shouldn't be air behind them, so...
 But the dry air of higher altitudes might give you some trouble. I'm no expert, though- I don't use vision correction, luckily.

As for passenger hangups: I can't imagine anyone not riding in a car, boat, train, etc. just because the driver is wearing glasses... so why worry about that?

Don't worry about what the passengers think, just get them there safely.

Airline pilots get fired for that mentality.

(I know we're refering to small planes here, just thought I;d throw that in)

Don't worry about what the passengers think, just get them there safely make your airliner a lot of money.  ;D

Oh and why not wear glasses while most pilots wear sunglasses? It proves wearing glasses in planes is possible. I mean, they wont fall off or anything...

Actually I kind of want to get contacts so I can wear sunglasses. As for falling off, I went through like over 10 years of boy scouts adventures and I became quite adept at keeping my glasses on my head. I think I did leave them behind for white water rafting though, I didnt want to loose them in the falls.

Actually I kind of want to get contacts so I can wear sunglasses. As for falling off, I went through like over 10 years of boy scouts adventures and I became quite adept at keeping my glasses on my head. I think I did leave them behind for white water rafting though, I didnt want to loose them in the falls.

Prescription shades are no big deal nowadays; you can even get the type that darken or lighten in response to glare conditions. Do what you want, but I've heard many complaints from contact lens-wearers... they sound like a pain in the butt to deal with, in general.

I wear glasses and prescription sunglasses for flying and I don't really think there would be much of a difference.  

The only thing with contacts is that your eyes dry out quite easily and that can cause your contact to flop out and if you loose it in flight, it could get "interesting".  Also, if you plan on pulling high g's you would be better off with glasses, because contacts tend to slip down your eyes if you don't blink for a bit and if you pull a couple of g's it could pull them out of focus until you were able to re-adjust them.

However, it is mostly personal opinion.  I did wear contacts for a few years and I still get a few pairs every year for swimming and skiing and other things that I wouldn't be able to wear my glasses while doing (I can't see anything without them) so because I am too lazy to put contacts in and take them out everyday,  I would say spend the money and get prescription sunglasses, but ultimately it is your choice.

I think maybe the contacts for things that requre goggles and what not sounds good. I am kind of interested in airobatics manuvers so I guess from the sounds of it just useing a tie back thing sounds like a good bet. I could still use some contacts for other things though, I do cosplay sometimes and fogged up glasses are right annoying.