CAA and Eyesight
I'm well p*ssed off.
-5.5 each eye so I'd fail the CAA Class 1 medical.
I can never achieve my goal of a UK CPL/IR
Why??? Why???? WHY?????????????????????????
Apparently JAA have issued medical standards for CPL/ATPL, that include any eyesight deviation fully correctable by glasses.
Will the CAA adopt them? Will they heck.They have already made clear they won't.
It's OK of course for (example) US pilots to command their 744's into LHR with eyesight problems that fail the CAA standards.
If the CAA is so worried about this issue and refuse to fall into line with the JAA why don't they ban these pilots? Argument: It's a serious safety hazard.
It's total hypocrisy.
(I have a US Class 1 Medical - and it only cost me 50 quid and a local FAA doctor did it...)