Four eyed Willy...
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 :E |
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........................................... Also helps if your Granny owns the company!!!!! :ok:
(with apologies to crabfat everywhere!) :mad: |
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.
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Photos of HM's visit to Valley |
6Z3,
Care to elaborate? :eek: |
I believe that he is an army pilot who is 'on loan' to the RAF.
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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.
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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! |
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. |
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 :confused:
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So the line "Prince William crash in a risky SAR-operation" sounds better?
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Yes, because then he could be portayed as a hero.
The whole sorry system stinks. |
6Z3,
Cheers mate, crystal.........:E |
The royals get no special treatment in the military.. The whole sorry system stinks |
Hands-on:
Possibly. Possibly not. Does this mean that he actually is? Unless, of course, you've flown with him recently? |
Well, I was hoping for a more informed opinion about the eyesite thingy..:{
Anyway Pruners do your thang.....:ok: |
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! |
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 :ok:
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If you cared to actually find out the facts .... |
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