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Dilbeck
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Location: Springdale Arkansas

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Getting older is a lot of fun when it comes to wisdom and the things we have learned over the younger guys but when the eyes start to go south, Im getting really irritated not seeing far away and up close like im use to. I lost orientation of the heli due to distance and almost crashed Sunday. I guess I need to realise that a pair of glasses are in order in order to keep flying. I have put off the inevitable too long and need to get with the program I guess.. Anybody having these same issues?

If it doesn't fly sell it!
11-03-2009 12:02 AM
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Blackhorse
Heliman
Location: Lafayette Louisiana

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Yep.......right around the age 43.


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11-03-2009 12:05 AM
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FlyingHigh450
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Location: Macomb,Mi

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Sorry to hear that,im sure i'll be there one day myself haha.Are you flying a 90 size?

Trex 600N/hyper 50/MP5, Revmax,Spartan DS760/JR DS8900G,3 Align DS610's.
11-03-2009 12:06 AM
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TaleGunner
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Location: Deer Park WA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Started at 46 for me and it gets worse. just get a bigger heli

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11-03-2009 12:09 AM
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Dilbeck
Key Veteran
Location: Springdale Arkansas

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		Yes I have heard that around 41-45 It comes up and bites you in the $ss. And if your not ready is a mind blower!

If it doesn't fly sell it!
11-03-2009 12:25 AM
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tayas
Senior Heliman
Location: upstate, New York

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		i'm diabetic.
sometimes my vision gets to the point that it is harder to see as clear ,other times i can see perfect.
now that is a pain
11-03-2009 12:36 AM
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Sun Nuclear
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Location: Minnesota

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I'm 41 and am in the same boat as you guys. I'm planning on going in for an exam soon and am not looking forward to wearing glasses or messing with contacts. I hear lasic is really expensive but at this point I don't even know what my options are.
11-03-2009 12:40 AM
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jackheli
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Location: Vancouver - Canada

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pair of glasses are in order

Welcome. Got mine just this year...



Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new
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11-03-2009 12:40 AM
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jgunpilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Pollock, LA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		It's called presbyopia. It's a hardening of the eye lens that starts in the early 40's.
11-03-2009 12:43 AM
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JJMAN
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Location: Chesapeake, Virginia - USA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I guess its good that some body parts get harder as we age?

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11-03-2009 12:52 AM
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AllThumbs
Senior Heliman
Location: New Zealand

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It's called presbyopia. It's a hardening of the eye lens that starts in the early 40's.

Sweet.. That means I have 3 more years of Heli Bashing and I guess then it's model Boat time..
11-03-2009 12:55 AM
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outhouse
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Location: auburn ca

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		perfect eye sight at 46 but im starting to loose focus reading if my eyes are tired. if not im fine.

my only hei issue is even if the sun is behind me i still need sunglasses or my eyes water up in the afternoon. evening and morning no problem's.
11-03-2009 12:57 AM
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ScottV
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Location: El Dorado Hills, CA

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I am 41 myself and had to use cheaters for the first time when I was tying up flies. Do not wait to get glasses, the less strain on you eyes the better. It does suck but the sooner you get glasses the better, so far it is only up close that has affected me. Welcome to getting old.

So long and thanks for all the fish!
11-03-2009 01:10 AM
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r2helis
Senior Heliman
Location: Western Colorado

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		As TaleGunner said :

It only gets worse.. You think helis are expensive, just wait until you have to purchase lenses and frames!!ouch However, if you enjoy this hobby and want to continue flying, you really have no other choice. You may not like it at first, but you will probably get used to it in time, as we all seem to do. Look on the bright side. At least your vision can be corrected. Been there, done that. I wish you well.

Pound for Pound, Heli's are a blast..... Roland
11-03-2009 01:16 AM
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ShuRugal
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Location: Blacksburg, VA

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Anybody having these same issues?

yeah, it happened to me at the ripe old age of nine. At this point (22) i am so myopic that if i take my glasses off, i can't focus on my belt buckle.

I seem to have stabilized for now at least, haven't needed new glasses in 3 years or so. I dont even wanna think about twenty years from now...

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11-03-2009 01:24 AM
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lfalsetto
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Location: COLORADO

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I had Lasic at 49 and at 55 find myself needing reading glasses. it is really a pain.
11-03-2009 02:28 AM
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whoamis
Senior Heliman
Location: san francisco, ca

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		TaleGunner had it right... I talked about it with Ed @ GrandRC, and his solution is that as you get older, you just need a bigger heli...

I guess it's that or learn to fly low and tight, but I think a bigger heli is just easier...

Jim
11-03-2009 02:47 AM
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Dilbeck
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Location: Springdale Arkansas

My Posts This: Topic  Forum		I know it is that I just dont want to admit that i cant see $hit anymore outside of 25 yards or as close as 6in. Everything else is in focus.. No man wants to concede to age but at some time just says #$%& it and move on.

If it doesn't fly sell it!
11-03-2009 02:48 AM
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Brokenlink
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Location: Oakdale,Ca.

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you just need a bigger heli...
If that's the case,then I'm a needin a 1/4 scale

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards
11-03-2009 02:57 AM
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Mark C
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Location: Houston, TX - USA

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Anybody having these same issues?

Sadly so. Crashed a friends heli completely due to the onset of poor eyesight. I find myself now forcing myself to stop flying earlier and not taking it up half as high.

Sometimes I actually experience double vision. Depth perception is headed to the crapper as well. I seem to still be able to do hurricanes without killing myself but i'd better watch it on that one.

It can sometimes be depressing and deeply frustrating. I have some prescription lenses that are about 3 years old but I have never worn them. Vision is worse with them on. In fact, anything I put on degrades my distance vision doesn't matter if it is the screwed up prescriptions or the expensive sunglasses or even just safety glasses - I end up tearing them off before the flight is over.

I really need to pony up the cash and find a high end ophthalmologist. The "low-end" boys at the jack-in-the-box lens shops just don't cut it.

Mark C. 49 sneaking up on five-oh!
11-03-2009 03:39 AM
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