Thursday, December 10, 2009
Second time I have purchased
by Vicki from Midland TX USA 
Pros: Light, quick on and off
Cons: Less coverage than older hoods, but adequate
Review: Easy, quick way to go "under the hood" for currency flights. Great for folks who wear glasses.

Monday, October 12, 2009
Good Buy!
by Victor from Davenport IA USA 
Pros: Black material
Cons: Flimsy
Review: The overcasters are overall a good buy. I wear prescription glasses and the normal foggles just did not work for me. I like the fact that because they are BLACK they do not reflect sunlight like normal foggles do. They are really handy in the fact that I can just flip them down to start IFR and flip them up when its time to land. They are rather flimsy, but so far have worked well.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
by Timothy from bryce UT USA 
Cons: Pretty flimsey
Review: They are pretty chinsey. I would not have bought them if I realized how flimsey they are. But they do work.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009
by A Customer from Lewisville TX USA 
Pros: light-weight and clips onto my sunglasses.
Cons: VERY susceptible to head warping.
Review: Just like the other reviews said, this product is VERY susceptible to head warping. Mine actually arrived somewhat warped. The plastic can be reshaped as it becomes completely limp and moldable at a very specific temperature and hardens completely within a few degrees. I was able to 'fix' mine by holding it over a stove top and then putting a book on it as it cooled. It's not perfect, but it's pretty close. I like that it's very light-weight and clips onto my sunglasses.

Monday, August 11, 2008
Buying a second one
by Rick Musson from Durand, MI 
Pros: Light weight and easy to use
Cons: Care must be used to avoid damage to overcaster
Review: After trying other options while working on my instrument rating the overcasters were the best! (1) Light weight (2) Flip up tor safe taxi operation (3) Your instructor can deceide when he wants your vision restricted and you can just flip them up or down.

Monday, January 14, 2008
better than best
by Jim from Catoosa OK USA 
Pros: lightweight, perfect for hood work
Cons: none
Review: With 40 hours of hood time facing me for my instrument rating I was looking for something more comfortable than the old style hoods. This is it. It fits on my glasses, is a featherweight and perfectly limits the vision to the instrument panel. My flight instructor loves 'em and so do I. Can't recommend them high enough.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Leave the hood home and use this
by Richard from DURAND MI USA 
Pros: Great for people who wear glasses
Cons: None
Review: Light weight, easy to flip up out of the way during IFR practice when needed. This is much better than a hood when wearing a headset. I wear blended bifocal glasses and recommend anyone who does to try this.

Sunday, August 05, 2007
Stay away from this.
by Mr. PPL from Bossier City 
Pros: Light weight and compact
Cons: No case and bends/warps permanently too easily.
Review: This product is in dire need of a carrying case or protective case. The material is way too flimsy and warps in warm environmants. Since there is no case, it bends easy when you place it in your bag and it won't ever bend back to normal.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Poor product
by Curt from Milwaukee WI 
Pros: light and flexible
Cons: spring clips didn't fit glasses and broke when I tried to adjust them
Review: Very disapointed. I tried it and discarded it.

Sunday, April 29, 2007
Great until they get warm
by Martin, RV7A pilot from Granbury, TX 
Pros: Perfect design for people with glasses
Cons: must be made more resistant to warmth and sun.
Review: I really liked the Overcasters, feather light and very convenient. The third time I used them I left them on the glare shield of the plane while eating lunch. An hour later they were severely distorted from the sun even though the OAT was only 45F. They would not come back to original shape after cooling and are permanently distorted.

Friday, April 27, 2007
They slide around
by Ron Gawer from Omaha, NE 
Pros: Convenient for wearing your glasses
Cons: they don't stay in place
Review: They do work, but slide around on my glasses. They don't restrict your side vision as much as jeppshades, allowing a little cheating.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007
by A Customer from Alabama 
Pros: lightwieght, small ,inexpensive
Cons: can break easily.
Review: I must wear glasses while flying and while I was recently finishing airplane instrument training I became tired of caring around a bulky hood. I was told by another pilot friend that this little device is the one he keeps in his plane. This lightweight device takes up no room in the cockpit and meets the requirement for hood time.