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Old 29th May 2012 | 05:34
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Typhoon650
 
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Touch and go:
No, my eyesight in my right eye is uncorrectable. No amount of lenses helps, the opthamologist first put the strongest lens he had, then the second strongest, in tandem and I still couldn't pass the test!
However, it's not as if I have no eyesight in that eye, it just doesn't focus clearly. reading is impossible, but I can easily recognise shapes, fairly fine details and movement. The eye just doesn't focus.
As for depth perception, I guess my eye has been as it is for so long, I've never had an issue. It was certainly good enough to obtain a PPL with CSU/retract endorsements, which means at least I can get up there and fly, even if it is never for financial reward.
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