Sorry if it has been asked before, but what are the eyesight requirements for an FAA class 1 medical ?
I have my JAA PPL(A), but I can only get a JAA class 2 medical with a specal deviation for my eyesight, as I am -11 diaopters and basically monocular to my right eye. The CAA have let me have a licence on the basis that I have yearly eye exams and obviously do the usual of carrying a spare pair of specs, and I think already having obtained my licence swayed them to the fact that I am safe to fly.
Now I obviously want to go commercial, but JAA/CAA regs deny my class 1, basically said there is no chance,
( how can I be safe to fly in the same airspace as everyone yet not safe to fly a bigger jet?
) , so i am looking at going the FAA route....
Does anyone have the rules/regs to hand, as I have heard that as long as you are safe and correct to a decent level, even if you only have 1 eye you can obtain a SODA, or statement of demonstrated ability?
Could anyone shed any light on this please
