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vlieger · 24th July 2009, 07:06

I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Esterman field test. If I were you I'd still ring up the CAA. One can but try, though as far as I know some countries even refuse to issue you with a driving licence if you fail this test, which, again as far as I know (I may be wrong), is the least stringent of them all.
To be honest, I think you can kiss the class 1 medical goodbye, but look on the bright side: you may well be entitled to a class 2 (check with the CAA but you may want to remain anonymous --> for class 2 medicals you don't need a field test, just an acuity test, nuff said

) and with 35k in the bank you can do a LOT of private flying. Get a PPL, build some hours, enjoy yourself and travel through the USA or Europe in your own plane -- you might actually have much more fun than pushing buttons in the heavy jets without the added stress of finding a job or be at risk of losing your job.

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vlieger Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 30	I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Esterman field test. If I were you I'd still ring up the CAA. One can but try, though as far as I know some countries even refuse to issue you with a driving licence if you fail this test, which, again as far as I know (I may be wrong), is the least stringent of them all. To be honest, I think you can kiss the class 1 medical goodbye, but look on the bright side: you may well be entitled to a class 2 (check with the CAA but you may want to remain anonymous --> for class 2 medicals you don't need a field test, just an acuity test, nuff said ) and with 35k in the bank you can do a LOT of private flying. Get a PPL, build some hours, enjoy yourself and travel through the USA or Europe in your own plane -- you might actually have much more fun than pushing buttons in the heavy jets without the added stress of finding a job or be at risk of losing your job.