Dyslexia ?

[docash1983]

Spot on 146, hit the nail on head so to speak . Regarding dyslexia I only have very mild dyslexia , but have always been of the same opinion as you. Dyslexia will not prevent anybody from doing anything, it just means you have got to work harder for it. At the end of the day it's all about will-power and ambition. I certainly will not be giving up unless I end up in a box under the ground!!!!!!

[Impress to inflate]

I went through OAT about ten years ago. I had/have dyslexia and struggled at school and found school more of a social life rather than academic. I never had any aspirations of UNI or Collage so went straight into the big wide world of work. In my mid twenties I came to a cross road in life and was given the opportunity to do my CPL(H) and jumped at the chance. I had not done any academic work for about eight years but with my background at sea working with hydraulics and gas compresses I found the techs relatively easy while Uni graduates struggled because they could not visualize the systems described. The navs I found a real challenge but found my own way of dealing with them and had a lot of support from fellow students on my course (thanks lads). The biggest incentive was wanting to learn rather than being forced. If secondary schools had teachers like OAT teaching subjects then I would probably have a couple of Higher grades (Scottish A levels) under my belt. I now have over 6000 hours under my belt and love my job, a childhood dream come true.

[che turner]

Airline perception

Hi all

Just chasing up on all the posts made about pilots with dyslexia last week, thanks for your advice on how to go about this

Yesterday I phone 4 airlines regarding recruiting pilots with dyslexia, a lot of them say that they do not have pilots with dyslexia on there books, and if there were in the Interview,and a pilots hade dyslexia that it would be in disfavour to them. If there were two people at the same level they will go for the one without dyslexia.

So all you pilots that have jobs for an airline, how did you get over this? Did you keep it to your self? Or did you let them know,? I think that if you pass atpls at 98% and your sim ride goes fine. Where is the problem?

Thanks for your support,

[docash1983]

Che turner
"they do not have pilots with dyslexia on there books, and if there were in the Interview,and a pilots hade dyslexia that it would be in disfavour to them. If there were two people at the same level they will go for the one without dyslexia. "

What a load of , i cant believe that, they dont turn away doctors because they are dyslexic, what a load of rubbish!!!!!

[cyan]

All very interesting - I can assure you. It is possible to have dyslexia and be come a commercial pilot!! It is extra work, but motivation is the key!!

Good luck to all. I pinch my self on a daily basis as I wait to line up for 27L at LHR in my Airbus.....

[che turner]

airlines

Hi all
I was just saying what i heard from the airlines,

I know that i will make it

[docash1983]

sorry che turner, was not an attack on you, rather upon the airlines... anyway best of luck to you all, im sure with determination it is possible.
docash1983

[gr8 balls of fire]

Will Dyslexia hold me back from flying high?

Hi Everyone

I have a real quick question regarding gaining a career as a professional pilot? Will being severely dyslexic affect my ability to learn to fly, gain sponsership, or employment? I have gained a good education, with results through GCSE's A*-D to BTEC ND, HND and BA in advertising and graphic design, so i guess i've got a back up plan. However i still hanker after the dream of flying for a living and i am planning to start my PPL later this year and take the GAPAN apptitude tests. Has anybody got any useful hints or comments on this matter or perhaps there is a fellow dyslexic already making the dream come true?

Cheers

Gr8 Balls of Fire

[tiggermoth]

It may be an idea for you to contact the medical department of the CAA to ask them. Too be honest, I'm not even sure if they can answer you, but perhaps they know somebody who can!

Medical Department
CAA Safety Regulation Group
Aviation House
GatwickAirport South
West Sussex RH6 0YR

Telephone: [phone]


In the mean time, perhaps somebody here can shed some light on it. My gut feeling is that it could be a problem in writing down clearances and the like, but I may well be wrong. Good luck!


T.

[tiggermoth]

And I tried really hard not to spell anything wrong there too!

By the way, you've added an extra space between "tigger" and "moth"

[Whispering Giant]

gr8 balls of fire - being dyslexic should'nt stop you from being a commercial pilot but as tiggermoth says you best check with the CAA first, but i do have a couple of friends of mine who are both dyslexic and both of whom are commercial pilot's 2 of them are Captains, one of them with the company i fly for and the other was a Captain with EXCEL and is now a senior F/O with Cathay with his command with them coming up in the next couple of months. Another friend of mine is just about to start his ATR type rating.
So dont let the fact that your dyslexic stop you - anything is possible if you put your mind to it and work hard.

brgds
W.G