The problem Ive always had with the Hawk glasses is styling-you wont win any modeling contracts with these utilitarian frames. This might not matter for action sports and flying missions, but they don't exactly complement business attire. The companys new ComfortStyle line changes all that. After a $75 trip to my optometrist for some measurements, I sent the Hawks back to Cedar Park, Texas-based Flying Eyes to be fitted with my prescription. The lenses are made by Shamir Optical Industry and fabricated through Digital Eye Lab. My order was turned in less than one week.
If you’ve recently invested in name-brand prescription sunglasses, you know how easy it is to tally an invoice we’ll north of $500. That’s what I was ready to do a couple of years ago, but instead decided to install prescription lenses in the Flying Eyes Hawk glasses we originally reviewed in the October 2012 issue of Aviation Consumer.
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Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.
