Pilots and eyesight
 

I searched about this a lot but got to NO definitive answers. Suppose a person has vision somewhere between -7 and -9 (-8 might do) but after checks he gets a first class medical from FAA, CAA , AND TC. Will he still be able to become a pilot for a good standard international airline? (Will airlines reject because of vision or 20/20 corrective will do? )

answers form pilots will be highly obliged! THANK YOU! :ok:

Once you have a Class 1 medical
 

then your eyesight is based on corrected standard.

good luck

glf

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Thanks..but can u answer the qs I send u... Pls

I'd say depends on the country and airline. In the US, as long as you meet the standard of holding a FAA first class medical, the airlines can not say you are not medically qualified.

Actually several airlines over the years have had more stringent medical requirements than the FAA. Corrected vision is usually okay but an FAA class 1 is not always good enough.

Yes, they used to. (The reason I'm not at brand AA.) However when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, that stopped. Reasoning being if the the FAA says a First Class is required to fly as a 121 Captain and the FAA will issue me a First Class, an airline is hard pressed to justify a higher standard.

No not correct. Delta was administering a medical exam as recently as their last round of hiring. Post ADA Delta was still administering a full-on physicsal exam including stress test ekg, cholesterol, eye exam etc. And I work with a guy who failed the medical at American eagle for hypertension. AE still conducts a medical exam last I checked. AA may well do one when they start hiring again soon too. ADA has nothing to do with it.

Yes but Delta no longer states uncorrected vision 20/30.