Dear fellow PPRuNers,
I am in a bit of quandary at the moment and was wondering if some of you could give me some advice.
I am 19 and am about to embark on my first year at Oxford University to study Music. I have been myopic for about 5 years now and at my last eye test my prescription had fallen to -3.75D.
Even though I am a very keen musician (hense the degree
), I have always been totally set on becoming a pilot and watching the gradual decline of my eyesight has made me increasingly worried about whether I will one day slip pass the infamous -5D limit for the class 1 medical.
What I was wondering was whether or not you would think it advisable for me to take the medical now before i reach the initial limit baring in mind that I wont be able to do any significant flying for the next 3 years.
I was also wondering how the revalidation process works. If I were to take the medical now (and pass), would I have to keep revalidating it each year so as to qualify for the -8D limit or, if I were to go back after three years having not been keeping it current would I have to take an initial again and hense return to the -5 limit which I could well have passed by that stage?
I hope that wasn't confusing!
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Captain111.