Have you ever tried reading a message on your phone while wearing sunglasses? That annoying checkerboard pattern is the result of polarized light. Just like you rely on your cellphone for everyday use, pilots rely on their LCD flight monitors for a…
Read morePhillip Yuhas, The Ohio State University Blue light has gotten a bad rap, getting blamed for loss of sleep and eye damage. Personal electronic devices emit more blue light than any other color. Blue light has a short wavelength, which means that…
Read moreOptics manufacturer Method Seven is partnering with the Reno Air Races Association (RARA) as an official sponsor of the event. “The Reno Air Races is the ultimate in aviation performance—the racing, the skill, the danger—and it seemed like the best f…
Read moreOriginally published in POPA magazine.According to the Federal Aviation Administration, “vision is a pilot’s most important sense.” In addition to natural factors such as daylight and cloud cover, a pilot’s lenses also affect vision during flight. Th…
Read moreOn August 1, 2019, Method Seven will launch the Agent 939 HPS Plus+, a premium glass lens specially designed for indoor grow operations using high pressure sodium (HPS) lighting.Dave Iacovelli, National Sales Manager for Method Seven, says that the n…
Read moreOriginally published in GROW magazine. Under artificial lights, things aren’t always as they seem. It’s why the smokeshow you brought home from the club last night looks haggard the next morning. Blame it on the beer goggles, but the real culprit i…
Read moreIs your airplane exposing you to an increased risk of skin cancer?Overview Pilots are twice as likely to develop skin cancer as the general population, according to a 2015 study by the University of California. Airline crew members are classified a…
Read moreScott 'Banker' Ind wearing Method Seven Ascent SKY 18 lenses. PHOTO: Michael Clark. Originally published in Contrails Private Jet Magazine. Good pilots know their planes’ specs. They can recite horsepower, gross weight, and service ceiling…
Read moreA must-see stunt by aerobatic pilot Eric Tucker as he attempts to land a J-3 Piper Cub airplane on a moving ambulance. This stunt is proudly sponsored by Method Seven.…
Read moreOriginally published in Cannabis Now. Method Seven Specialty Optics designs and manufactures high-quality protective eyewear for use in unique or extreme lighting conditions. Growing cannabis presents cultivators with a unique set of cha…
Read moreElliot Seguin flew low, banking a final turn like a jockey driving toward the homestretch. The sun glinted off the aluminum body of the Stewart Mustang as its right wing dipped toward the ground. Seguin’s Method Seven lenses shielded his eyes from th…
Read moreLanding a Piper J-3 Cub on top of a moving ambulance may not sound like an exercise in flight safety. However, Eric Tucker insists that’s exactly what it is. “There’s no such thing as safe flying, just like there’s no such thing as safely walki…
Read moreOriginally published by AOPA. Some people’s dream is to fly. Eric Tucker’s dream was to land. Justin Ramsier drives a 1990 ambulance while Eric Tucker pilots his J-3 Cub from a platform attached to the ambulance roof. Photo courtesy o…
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