AvMed 'as or with co-pilot' restriction
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AvMed 'as or with co-pilot' restriction
Hi all
Just wondering how CASA AvMed views 'minor' visual field defects for multi crew ops
I've got a friend who is looking to get back into the game after having been out for a few years. Unfortunately they were recently diagnosed with glaucoma, which is now being managed successfully. They have field defects in each eye which they say are very small but stable, but they don't think it quite meets CASA's requirements for a 'Favourable' Glaucoma outcome.
They have MCC experience they are wondering if it's worth going down the path of trying to get a class 1 with an 'as or with co-pilot' restriction which would allow multi crew ops at least? I'm wondering if anyone has gone down a similar path in the past so that I can pass on some guidance.
Thanks for the help,
R2
Just wondering how CASA AvMed views 'minor' visual field defects for multi crew ops
I've got a friend who is looking to get back into the game after having been out for a few years. Unfortunately they were recently diagnosed with glaucoma, which is now being managed successfully. They have field defects in each eye which they say are very small but stable, but they don't think it quite meets CASA's requirements for a 'Favourable' Glaucoma outcome.
They have MCC experience they are wondering if it's worth going down the path of trying to get a class 1 with an 'as or with co-pilot' restriction which would allow multi crew ops at least? I'm wondering if anyone has gone down a similar path in the past so that I can pass on some guidance.
Thanks for the help,
R2
Give it a try. There are a couple of airline pilots in Australia operating with monocular vision. One would think that their field of vision would be worse than your “friends”.
They have MCC experience they are wondering if it's worth going down the path of trying to get a class 1 with an 'as or with co-pilot' restriction which would allow multi crew ops at least? I'm wondering if anyone has gone down a similar path in the past so that I can pass on some guidance.
I'd be trying to get a medical better than 'with or as copilot' or no restrictions first.