Some Advice Please On Eyesight

[Do you know who I am]

I am a PPL holder with a Class 2 Medical. I was told not to bother going for a Class 1 as I am long sighted +6 diop. All I wanted to do was instruct on nothing more than a PA28 single engine, nothing more. I feel that needing a Class 1 to get a Commercial Licence when that is all I want to do seems a little stringent. Is there anything I can do. Not to go off on a tangent but when all you want to do is instruct to PPL level on a single engined aircraft but you cannot because you need a class 1, then you have to do the Commercial Course where the theory covers subjects that you will never ever need to know if only flying single engined aircraft. If the requirements were in medical terms its like being made to train to be a surgeon when all you want to be is a Nurse. I would be most grateful if anyone could post my options - I have heard rumors that the CAA are considering allowing PPL's to instruct on a Class 2 subject to certain conditions. With 200 PIC, IMC and Twin Rating I just wish I knew if there was any light at the end of the tunnel for me. Thanks in advance.

[BigSteve81]

Do a search on getting an FAA medical.

Loads of posts on here about it, I'm too shortsighted for an initial JAA class 1
I was told if I get an FAA CPL with an FAA class 1 I can convert it to a JAA CPL and get a JAA class one as I am within the limits of the JAA class 1 renewal, assuming theres nothing else wrong with me.

Not sure if there is a limit on longsight in the US. Anyone else care to clarify this??

Also...Do a search on the Bates Method for vision improvement, although I've never tried it there seems to be some success with it in the past on this forum.

Hope this helps,

Big Steve

[Irishwingz]

I am long sighted to the tune of +5.50 and am still hoping to get the class 1. Don’t know anything about the ability to instruct with a PPL subject to conditions but I am still going to try and get my class 1. I am hoping to get a NZ Class 1 as I’m here at the moment and it may help my case to get the JAA one. Have you seen the CAA aeromedical unit in Gatwick? I recommend you make an eye appointment with Dr Adrian Chorley. He’s a great guy who will tell you what if anything you need to/can do.

I tried Bates for 3 months and it didn’t work – that’s 20 mins exercise a day for 3 months!!! Plus I wore the pinhole glasses a lot of the time even flying…NOT!.

Good luck mate

[Loose rivets]

I'm curious to know if the total replacement of the lens–as in cataract surgery–is a logical step.

I was talking to a contemporary a while back, and he said that he was out of the theater (local anaesthetic) in 20 mins!! And that for the first time in his life, he could see across the room when he woke in the morning.

So many people have such a difficult time over their entire careers, and several of my friends seem totally unaffected by this procedure, except that they can see well. There has to be a reason it's not used, or LASIK would never have been developed.

[woo_75]

get an faa cpl if you are within the CAA renewal requirements and then you can get a CAA 1st class. easy