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Old 13th Aug 2004, 12:25
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While it may be that you have been the subject of an over-enthusiastic interpretation of the rules, your last post suggests that you are actually well outside the allowable limits for astigmatism.

I don't want to rub salt in the wound, but surely you do understand that eyesight is one of the most important physical attributes of a pilot? The limits these days are very generous, thanks to the technology available in corrective spectacles - even laser surgery is allowable with certain constraints - but limits there must be. Being a pilot is not a 'right', it is something you must qualify for so that your employers, passengers and YOU can be sure you are up to the job when the chips are down. Of necessity, some of the required qualifications are beyond your capability to influence.

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