Aviation medicals

[paul_rankin]

Good evening,

Can anyopne tell me what the vision requirements are for a Commercial Pilot Licence in the U.S. I'm from Australia and my eyesight just doesn't make it due to a new rule brought in by CASA in Aus. Thus, I may have to look at flying in the US.

Regards and thanks,


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Paul Rankin
First Officer B767-300ER
East West Airlines (VA)
Australia

[Check 6]

Try this web site, and look under FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations) 67.203. Click on the Part 67 to get there. It is too complex to provide here.

http://www1.drive.net/evird.acgi$pass*20463791!_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pages/regulations.html

If this does not work, start at www.landings.com (http://www.landings.com) and click on regulations (FARs).

Good luck,
Check 6

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Kick the tires, light the fires, first off is lead, brief on guard.

[rick1128]

Paul,

Basicly the vision requirements are that your vision must be corrected to at least 20/20. It used to be that if your vision was worst than 20/100 you had to get a waiver. I understand that this is not required any more.

Richard

[B Sousa]

If I remember correctly, Check 6 should know quite a bit about Vision requirements. He listed the best references available.
You might also want to check on some new methods available for vision correction. I have heard wonders about some of the latest such as Lasix?? Surgery. A simple in and out process. Question would be are they acceptable to your countries Flight Surgeon.
Good Luck..