bearbear8888
30th Nov 2010, 11:54
Hello,
I just suddenly have this idea to help with my fellow wannabes who share the same inborn issue with me so they wont be so desperate like I was.
First, you should know you need to know if you can pass the Ishihara color plate test or the color dot test, if you think you can pass this test then you can skip reading this post.
If you are not confident in passing the color dot tests, dun give up yet because there is an in-house lantern test in CX(I dunno if they have it in KA) which is called Edridge-Green Lantern. It is a very old lantern test which you probably cant find any information about it on the internet. In this test, you will be sitting 4-5m away from a machine, when the test starts, the room lightings will be off and then you will be shown a few light beams of different colors , one at a time and you have to tell wt color it is . I dun quite remember what colors they have but it is unlike the lantern test that I am going to mention later because there are more than 3 colors(red ,green and white) in this in-house lantern test of CX. I think they have also blue and orange and maybe some more.
After a few days of the medical examination you will be probably informed the result of the test, if wt you receive is not on the bright side. DUN GIVE UP again because you have another chance of taking the lantern test in PolyU which is OPTEC-900, it is a very similar test to the FALANT or farnsworth lantern test. This time you do the test with normal room lighting. Each time there are two light beams being projected from a machine, they can be any of the three colors - red, green or white. I am sure you can get more information on this test if you do enough research on the internet. One thing I can share with you here is the white looked like yellow to me so it is not that kind of pure white you are expecting. Also I think the intensity of the lights is quite weak so again its another reason why I failed it.
Most people would give up already if they failed the test in PolyU. However, there is actually one last way to prove you are color-safe for the job. I am not saying it with no proof, a doctor in CX told me one could actually get "A pass on the Practical Airfield Signal Light Gun test as applied by the FAA, provided that the pass is properly certified by an FAA Flight Standards Inspector. " as he said.
However, the signal light test(SLT) has been changed in recent years and there is this Medical flight test(MFT) you need to pass too beside the SLT. I wont describe much about the tests are but for the MFT you need to be the flying pilot so general beliefs are you must at least have a PPL to take the tests. I am one exception because I got a special permission to do it with a flight instructor. So dun think you cant do it with no flying experience because there is always a way.
I just got my 1st class FAA medical along with the approved result of the SLT + MFT in July. Hoping my application could proceed in CX, but there was a misunderstanding in the medical department and I just have to wait until Jan to reapply.
Hope it helps.
I just suddenly have this idea to help with my fellow wannabes who share the same inborn issue with me so they wont be so desperate like I was.
First, you should know you need to know if you can pass the Ishihara color plate test or the color dot test, if you think you can pass this test then you can skip reading this post.
If you are not confident in passing the color dot tests, dun give up yet because there is an in-house lantern test in CX(I dunno if they have it in KA) which is called Edridge-Green Lantern. It is a very old lantern test which you probably cant find any information about it on the internet. In this test, you will be sitting 4-5m away from a machine, when the test starts, the room lightings will be off and then you will be shown a few light beams of different colors , one at a time and you have to tell wt color it is . I dun quite remember what colors they have but it is unlike the lantern test that I am going to mention later because there are more than 3 colors(red ,green and white) in this in-house lantern test of CX. I think they have also blue and orange and maybe some more.
After a few days of the medical examination you will be probably informed the result of the test, if wt you receive is not on the bright side. DUN GIVE UP again because you have another chance of taking the lantern test in PolyU which is OPTEC-900, it is a very similar test to the FALANT or farnsworth lantern test. This time you do the test with normal room lighting. Each time there are two light beams being projected from a machine, they can be any of the three colors - red, green or white. I am sure you can get more information on this test if you do enough research on the internet. One thing I can share with you here is the white looked like yellow to me so it is not that kind of pure white you are expecting. Also I think the intensity of the lights is quite weak so again its another reason why I failed it.
Most people would give up already if they failed the test in PolyU. However, there is actually one last way to prove you are color-safe for the job. I am not saying it with no proof, a doctor in CX told me one could actually get "A pass on the Practical Airfield Signal Light Gun test as applied by the FAA, provided that the pass is properly certified by an FAA Flight Standards Inspector. " as he said.
However, the signal light test(SLT) has been changed in recent years and there is this Medical flight test(MFT) you need to pass too beside the SLT. I wont describe much about the tests are but for the MFT you need to be the flying pilot so general beliefs are you must at least have a PPL to take the tests. I am one exception because I got a special permission to do it with a flight instructor. So dun think you cant do it with no flying experience because there is always a way.
I just got my 1st class FAA medical along with the approved result of the SLT + MFT in July. Hoping my application could proceed in CX, but there was a misunderstanding in the medical department and I just have to wait until Jan to reapply.
Hope it helps.