pytton
31st Aug 2002, 10:04
Hello there!
Just wondering if anyone of you could help me out a bit? One year ago I found out that I was being fooled by my countries CAA. I'm a citizen of Poland and for over ten years I had been convinced by every medical examiner here that my eyesight is totally disqualifying for flying. One year ago I passed an FAA Class I medical. I just didn't know what to say, since I've always wanted to fly and always received the same anwser here in Poland - according to our medical examiners, I wasn't even fit to fly gliders! OK, so my uncorrected vision is no good, I admit that, but with my glasses on (+4 and +4,75), I have 20/20 vision. I'm 26 now and trying to put myself on a "fast track". A thing hard to be done if you have no money in your pocket. Fortunately, I've found somebody willing to arrange a student loan for me - all I have to do is make sure I can repay it.
Here's where my trouble starts - the aviation industry in Poland is really small and I can't hope to get a job here which would enable me to pay off the student loan I need to take to get my ratings. On the other hand, as a citizen of Poland, I need a work permit to fly outside my home country. Does anybody know how to get one? I don't really care where I would have to go to finally make my dream come true, and I'm once again stuck with bureaucrats telling me I'm not allowed to fly. I've already heard about J-1 visas in the US, but that's just a 2-year deal, and I need to know how to get a permit to land a job for 25 years (that's how long it takes to pay off the loan). How can a non-EU citizen work his way up to a legal job in the EU, US, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, South Africa or any other place in the world where I could communicate in English? Does anyone of you know real-life stories of people getting work permits abroad? All comments welcome!
May the Force be with You!
Just wondering if anyone of you could help me out a bit? One year ago I found out that I was being fooled by my countries CAA. I'm a citizen of Poland and for over ten years I had been convinced by every medical examiner here that my eyesight is totally disqualifying for flying. One year ago I passed an FAA Class I medical. I just didn't know what to say, since I've always wanted to fly and always received the same anwser here in Poland - according to our medical examiners, I wasn't even fit to fly gliders! OK, so my uncorrected vision is no good, I admit that, but with my glasses on (+4 and +4,75), I have 20/20 vision. I'm 26 now and trying to put myself on a "fast track". A thing hard to be done if you have no money in your pocket. Fortunately, I've found somebody willing to arrange a student loan for me - all I have to do is make sure I can repay it.
Here's where my trouble starts - the aviation industry in Poland is really small and I can't hope to get a job here which would enable me to pay off the student loan I need to take to get my ratings. On the other hand, as a citizen of Poland, I need a work permit to fly outside my home country. Does anybody know how to get one? I don't really care where I would have to go to finally make my dream come true, and I'm once again stuck with bureaucrats telling me I'm not allowed to fly. I've already heard about J-1 visas in the US, but that's just a 2-year deal, and I need to know how to get a permit to land a job for 25 years (that's how long it takes to pay off the loan). How can a non-EU citizen work his way up to a legal job in the EU, US, Canada, Australia, New Zeland, South Africa or any other place in the world where I could communicate in English? Does anyone of you know real-life stories of people getting work permits abroad? All comments welcome!
May the Force be with You!