Four eyed Willy...

[griffothefog]

I just watched sky news and noticed that prince Willy was wearing glasses to fly a sortie in the Seaking SAR aircraft in Valley. As he is only about 28
years old, how did he get a class 1 medical for his initial licence????
In my day you had to have 20/20 or no go

[Savoia]

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Photos of HM's visit to Valley

[BobbyBolkow]

........................................... Also helps if your Granny owns the company!!!!!

(with apologies to crabfat everywhere!)

[6Z3]

For the last 20 years of flying in the RN much of which was SAR I had not the remotest chance of passing a Class 1 medical.

[TRC]

Photos of HM's visit to Valley

There are some caption competitions in the making in that lot..

[griffothefog]

6Z3,

Care to elaborate?

[the beater]

I believe that he is an army pilot who is 'on loan' to the RAF.

[6Z3]

Griff. Sure, the RN didn't require me to pass a Class 1 medical, required by the CAA in order to obtain a Civil pilot's licence.

[PPRuNeUser0211]

Anyone who thinks that is abnormal and Will's is getting "royal" treatment is talking hoop. I'm well aware of plenty of mid-twentys pilots who wear specs, both in crab-air, the AAC and RN. The current med employment standards for the military allow for a normal deterioration of eyesight with age and so long as vision is correctable within a reasonable bracket, specs are perfectly acceptable, in FJ, RW or ME communities.

Anyone who thinks he isn't there on merit obviously not speaking from direct experience!

[PPRuNeUser94616]

The royals get no special treatment in the military. Yeah right.

Will's could have been the most ham-fisted no-hoper flyer in the world and he would have still got his wings, because the PR disaster of "Prince William fails as pilot" would have been too much to bear.

[Camp Freddie]

i noticed that he has 2 bars but he was sitting on the right, is he a co-pilot? and if so why was he on the right? i am confused

[strey]

So the line "Prince William crash in a risky SAR-operation" sounds better?

[PPRuNeUser94616]

Yes, because then he could be portayed as a hero.

The whole sorry system stinks.

[griffothefog]

6Z3,

Cheers mate, crystal.........

[TRC]

The royals get no special treatment in the military..

If that were the case, Will's uncle Edward wouldn't have left the Royal Marines as early as he did.

The whole sorry system stinks

Are you related to Oliver Cromwell by any chance?

[PPRuNeUser0211]

Hands-on:

Possibly. Possibly not. Does this mean that he actually is? Unless, of course, you've flown with him recently?

[griffothefog]

Well, I was hoping for a more informed opinion about the eyesite thingy..

Anyway Pruners do your thang.....

[PPRuNeUser0211]

Griff - for info, the eyesight thing is to do with military medical standards, and is not related to a class one medical. The MES recognises that eyesight deteriorates with age, and sets a baseline, with a set of curves that allows for "normal" deterioration. Most people, once in, will stay inside those curves, but once less than "good" uncorrected (8/8) require corrective specs to adjust their vision back to 8/8. It really is that simple.

The joining standard is, however, currently subject to debate I believe!

[nigelh]

You all let yourselves down with your chippy uneducated tittle tattle . If you cared to actually find out the facts you could but that would ruin a good chippy rant wouldnt it

[TRC]

If you cared to actually find out the facts ....

Care to enlighten us all then Nigel?