Dyslexic Pilots??

[rebeccadblake]

Is there anyone out there who's dyslexic? and perhaps a airline pilot? I am training at the mo for ppl which to be honest isn't as hard as I thought.

I would love to hear of any Airline Pilots who have made it, it would really boost my moral as lately its a little low

thanks to anyone who replys

[sky9]

Sorry Beckxy,
They try to weed them out, although they didn't manage with the S***** Flight Engineer.
Imagine trying to read the Emergency checklist.
If I was you I would try to be a brain surgeon; they only have to use their hands

[mutt]

Beckxy

What Sky9 was trying to point out was that in the Saudia L1011 incident when the aircraft returned to land with a fire onboard. Some of the blame was placed on the American Flight Engineers dyslexia and his inability to read the proper checklists. There was also another major contributing factor which was the Captains religious attitude. (Unfortunately the havent started screening pilots for their religious beliefs just yet....)

But I think that i would be safe in saying that airlines have learned from this mistake which took the lives of around 300 people, they will not accept people with dsylexia.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.....

Mutt

[ 24 September 2001: Message edited by: mutt ]

[neil armstrong]

Dyslexia comes in many forms.
You can have a light form of it (like myself) or you can have the full blown version.
I fly for a airline as a captain even that i was diagnosed with dyslexia 20 years ago.
So what i'm trying to say is ,if you have a light form,"go for it"

Neil


Dyslexia rules KO

[Mr Benn]

I know of an airline Captain who has dyslexia. I also know of an aircraft engineer and a member of cabin crew. As long as you can pass all the aptitudes, exams, etc. then you should be fine.

[rebeccadblake]

I only have the moderate form of dyslexica I can in fact read better than the average person.

The only thing it really effects is my spelling and my short-term memory, although revising the ppl stuff hasn't proved that my short term memory is as bad as i thought.

Thanks to everyone who replied, it means a lot.

Beckxy

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Dont regret the things you have done,
only regret the things the haven't.

[loggerhead]

I once had an interview with a Wan*er manager within our company. I had bagged the job, it was mine, until he asked if there was anything else I wanted to talk to him about. The subject of dyslexia came up and he was not aware of my situation. He stammered and stumbled and eventually I got the “Not this time letter.”

After this manager left the company I went for the job again with another manager. The dyslexia was not mentioned and hey presto I got the job and have now been in the company 12 years working my way up and up.

I leant a lesson that day, don’t even mention it, if it is not a problem then don’t worry about it. I have my PPL now and although I had to work hard for it I have a lot of respect from my friends and family. I proved that it can be done, if only to myself.

[Pandora]

I know of several dyslexic pilots in BA, from new entrants to captains nearing retirement age.

[Superpilot]

There was also another major contributing factor which was the Captains religious attitude. (Unfortunately the havent started screening pilots for their religious beliefs just yet....)

no comment.

[ 25 September 2001: Message edited by: Superpilot ]

[Stubbs]

I'm also dyslexic and studying for the PPL. I agree that it is easier than I first though, but nevertheless requried a fair bit of studying. I also have a new baby and find that impacts studying more

It is good to see you ask this question because I've also been wondering about the situation. Being midly dyslexic, I was concerned about the possibilities of following a carear in the airline industry.

Thanks for posting this... I feel more possitive about the future possibilities.

[Stubbs]

It also helps if one reads what has been typed before sending!!!! thought, requires, etc. I suppose this is the downside of being dyslexic.

[JBravo]

Here at my dutch company I know a captain that is dyslexic. And he's one of the best pilots you could imagine. He makes up for his difficulty in reading by a very broad and thorough knowledge about everything involving flying and the aircraft he flies. And besides that, he really knows how to handle an airplane. I have learned a lot from him, and hope to learn even more on our next flight together.