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Forum: Medical & Health
25th Oct 2010, 09:04
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

My City CAD results arrived over the weekend,...

My City CAD results arrived over the weekend, they were better but not by much 18.8. Obviously there is a lot being said about the CAD. From my point of view I saw no problem with it. If I was going...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Oct 2010, 19:00
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Thats correct. The results i got were from the...

Thats correct. The results i got were from the Gatwick version of the test, which I have to be honest here was the easier one of the two given the larger grid size. I didn't get the numerical result...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Oct 2010, 10:46
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Morning all! Well, here is my account of...

Morning all!

Well, here is my account of the colour vision assesment that I took at City. I chose City simply because at £125 +VAT for various tests it seemed like I would get a better...
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Oct 2010, 10:14
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Tomorrow I'm off to City for a full colour vision...

Tomorrow I'm off to City for a full colour vision assessment. I will post detials of test etc once I'm done for those who wish to know.

Fingers crossed...... :ok:
Forum: Medical & Health
13th Oct 2010, 09:48
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Makes a certain amount of sense I guess. Out of...

Makes a certain amount of sense I guess. Out of interest are there any rules governing the use of sunglasses while in the cockpit? I.E. are you allowed to wear them whenever you want, or at anytime...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Oct 2010, 14:42
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Funny you should mention this, I did ask about...

Funny you should mention this, I did ask about the Chromogen lenses which do a similar thing and got this response from CAA.



Like I said earlier it's one thing to prove that there are ways...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Oct 2010, 08:37
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Forgive my cynicism, but proving it is one thing,...

Forgive my cynicism, but proving it is one thing, getting people to listen and change things is quite another ;)
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Oct 2010, 13:51
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

I see what you're getting at now, I was...

I see what you're getting at now, I was blissfully unaware that anyone deemed as unsafe was able to still obtain a CPL (I assume this carried some form of day only flight restriction?).

That said...
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Oct 2010, 08:55
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

I was thinking the same thing ;) Maybe...

I was thinking the same thing ;)

Maybe someone could send us a link to the regs document that says its not going to be allowed under EASA regs?



I'm confused by this because, as has...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Sep 2010, 18:09
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Well for what its worth I'm off to City for the...

Well for what its worth I'm off to City for the full assessment on the 20th October..... wish me luck! :\
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Sep 2010, 13:43
Replies: 143
Views: 78,017
Posted By ChiefDM

I'm not a pilot (yet, although I have asperations...

I'm not a pilot (yet, although I have asperations :p) and have no flying experience at all (apart from being a passenger). But from what I have read and seen about this incident, the pilot and crew...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Sep 2010, 12:26
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

All of that said I've just found this in an EASA...

All of that said I've just found this in an EASA Medical Requirements doc NPA 2008/17c.



As I read that its a similar situation to what we have now, i.e. if you can pass the tests then you...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Sep 2010, 10:07
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Another point I've just thought of, if it is true...

Another point I've just thought of, if it is true that CVD isn't allowed to any degree under EASA regs.... what was the point in spending a truck load of cash developing and implementing the CAD in...
Forum: Medical & Health
28th Sep 2010, 09:38
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Hmm thats interesting. What is the definitive...

Hmm thats interesting. What is the definitive situation regarding being retested for CV if you pass the initial at the moment? Does it get retested? I read in one place that they don't retest CV as...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Sep 2010, 11:49
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

A point I couldn't agree more with..... however,...

A point I couldn't agree more with..... however, that rules out every test that could ever be done, as no matter how a test is done if someone doesn't know the answer there is nothing to stop them...
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Sep 2010, 10:32
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

I'm not arguing with you here as I can see where...

I'm not arguing with you here as I can see where you're coming from on the guessing front.

Having not yet done the CAD I'm not exactly sure how many passes the little box makes, but assuming it...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Sep 2010, 20:21
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

It would be good to know if anyone who has passed...

It would be good to know if anyone who has passed the CAD has lost track of the box in the web based version?
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Sep 2010, 20:15
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Thats part of my problem, the last time I did the...

Thats part of my problem, the last time I did the Ishihara's was when I tried to get into the air force, from what I can remember the examiner only showed me a few plates and I after i got a couple...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Sep 2010, 09:11
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

No worries on asking direct questions as long as...

No worries on asking direct questions as long as you don't mind a direct answer ;)

Thanks for the input though. Like I say I do agree to a certain point on the CAD test however like I said before...
Forum: Medical & Health
14th Sep 2010, 14:54
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Thanks for the reply. I do see peoples...

Thanks for the reply.

I do see peoples point about the whole 'being told to guess' if they are unsure about the direction on the CAD, however I would also say that it's surely no worse than...
Forum: Medical & Health
14th Sep 2010, 11:37
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,532
Posted By ChiefDM

Hi all, I've recently been looking into...

Hi all,

I've recently been looking into doing the CAD test as I know I have trouble with my colour vision just not really sure as to the extent. I have found however that the CAA isn't the only...
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