Class 2 to Class 1 transition
The situation...
I have a Class 2 medical for my PPL (held since 2000), dearly want to become a commercial pilot, yet had the impression that I would never be given a Class 1 medical on the grounds that my eyesight is outside the -5 limits. My vision, when adding on the astigmatism, is around -5.75, which is still within the 'renewal' limit for a class 1 medical (the CAA says this is -8).
The Question...
So, the impression that I got from reading one of the above posts is that once you have a Class 2 medical, you can 'convert' this to a Class 1 and then just have to meet the Class 1 renewal requirements? Is this true? If it is, then I'll be down the CAA @ LGW straight away!
Cheers,
Jason