The iPad didn’t stay in the flight bag. It’s on the yoke, on the kneeboard, running ForeFlight, approach plates, and weather while you’re still looking outside.
Traditional polarized sunglasses don’t care. At the wrong angle the screen goes dark or rainbows. Same problem as an MFD — different piece of glass.
Flight Series was built for that. The Maverick and Ghost are $59. The Pilot’s Pair is $89. Pilot Polarized, UV400, ANSI Z80.3 impact-rated, TR90 frames, free U.S. shipping. Veteran-owned. Not tested or verified on HUDs.
Who This Is For
Private pilots, students, CFIs, and anyone flying with an iPad, EFB, or tablet who wants glare control without losing the plate when they look down.
What to Buy
- Pilot Polarized lenses that stay mostly compatible with LCD/digital screens
- Full UV400
- ANSI Z80.3 (5/8” steel ball from 50”)
- TR90 frames under a headset
- Coatings that survive fingerprints and a flight bag
- A price that lets you own a backup
Start here:
→ Maverick — $59
→ Pilot’s Pair — $89
Pouch, cloth, mystery patch in the box.
What to Skip
- Regular polarized fishing or driving sunglasses
- Non-polarized pairs that leave you squinting on a bright VFR day
- $300 heritage frames you won’t leave in the airplane
- Anything that fails the phone-screen test
Hold the lenses up to your iPad and rotate them. If ForeFlight dies, so will it in the seat.
The Lineup
Classic Series
Mission Series (Ri-PeX / Ri-Pix coating)
Bottom Line
If the iPad is part of how you fly, your sunglasses have to work with it. Pilot Polarized cuts glare and keeps the screen readable.
Shop Flight Series on Runway Renegade. $59–$89. Free U.S. shipping.
See Your Mission Clearly.
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