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Old 14th September 2004 | 10:29
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Megaton
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Full disclosure is the only way forward. Even if you pass the EEG a history of epilepsy may count against you. I failed an EEG many years ago because of a blip which, at the time, was regarded as a predisposition to photo-epilepsy. Note that I had never had a fit not ever taken any medication but I was disbarred regardless. I now have a Class 1 and the consultant neurologist, who incidentally stopped me from flying many years ago, is now of the opinion that such blips are irrelevant. I was initially angry at having wasted many years but I've now got my act together and have a fATPL and will hopefully be working by the end of the year.

You do claim to be practically perfect in every way except that you cannot tolerate arrogant tosspots. Well, "I have all the attibutes that they want, I have an almost genius-level IQ, I'm friendly and sociable, determined, ambitious, a good leader and a good follower, everything" would, to some, sound a touch arrogant. Furthermore, nobody clearly "deserves" to be a Eurofighter pilot and I utterly fail to see how you can be so confident, or arrogant, to believe that you are obviously one of the few who could really make it.

Bottom line to all this is that nobody owes you a living and nobody "deserves" to be selected for Eurofighter. If you want I'll PM you with some facts about a mate who has had some serious bad luck which will put your story into perspective. Not everyone is cut out medically or temperamentally to join the RAF: you have to learn live with it and get on with life.

Go for a Class 1 and see what happens. But if you have eyesight issues as well it sounds like you were never going to have much luck in this direction anyway.

Good lcuk with whatever you decide.
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