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Old 18th Nov 2006, 13:06
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Hi All,
I am dyslexic and have in worked in aviation all my adult life.Been working as an aircraft engineer for 20 years.Have passed my CAA,EASA & FAA engineers licenses.Have a B Eng Hons degree in aircraft maintenance and have a JAA PPL.Have been taking some sort of exam every one of those 20 years.It wasnt until a few years ago that I found out I was dyslexic.The only help I had was a few extra min doing the exams for my degree.Depending how old you are you should be compensating for your dyslexia.But at the end of the day you are going to have trouble reading,writting and in my case any thing to do with numbers.Best thing you can do is study hard for the exams.I have never used my dyslexia stop me from do anything.I some times do explaine to people why my writting/spelling is so bad or I'm using a calculator.My advice is have a look at some example exam questions,if you need help get it.Pass the exams.Enjoy being a pilot or anything else for that matter.
Hope this is of some help.
Good luck all
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