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Forum: Medical & Health
10th Nov 2004, 16:42
Replies: 4
Views: 971
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi wayne, sorry to hear about your problem....

Hi wayne,

sorry to hear about your problem. I have exactly the same condition as you, where one eye is 6/4 and the other is myopic to -2.5D. The UK initial only allows you 2D of difference in...
Forum: ATC Issues
3rd Oct 2004, 18:56
Replies: 1,636
Views: 2,453,476
Posted By divorcingjack

Oh thank you for that ! I'm a lone scottish...

Oh thank you for that !

I'm a lone scottish pilot here in canada and great to hear some languge from home !! Laughed out loud ! Anyone up for doing an irish one ?

divorcingjack
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Oct 2004, 15:45
Replies: 71
Views: 19,631
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi there, I am actually at Harvs Air at the...

Hi there,

I am actually at Harvs Air at the minute and cannot recommend them highly enough. I am hourbuilding and doing CPL/MEIR - the school is very well run and all the instructors are fantastic...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Oct 2004, 15:39
Replies: 3
Views: 725
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi there, I am in the middle of my CPL?/MEIR...

Hi there,

I am in the middle of my CPL?/MEIR at the minute and would give you this advice. Be prepared for lots of setbacks that you weren't expecting, some of them devastating. I was all set up...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Oct 2004, 15:31
Replies: 58
Views: 7,474
Posted By divorcingjack

Actually, me too, if you wouldn't mind cabenza ?...

Actually, me too, if you wouldn't mind cabenza ? I have just recovered consciousness after being quoted for some UK schools !

Thanks,
divorcingjack
Forum: Medical & Health
19th Sep 2004, 19:11
Replies: 7
Views: 877
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi there V1, I am in the same situation as...

Hi there V1,

I am in the same situation as yourself and was also offered the deviaion route, but unfortunately I didn't have the requisite 3 years of opticians reports the CAA requests in order to...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Sep 2004, 17:44
Replies: 9
Views: 1,114
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi all, I am currently in canada doing a CPL...

Hi all,

I am currently in canada doing a CPL and multi IFR. The IFR will be on the schools twin, a beech 95 travelair. When I get back to the UK, I am hoping to find a school that uses a similar...
Forum: Canada
7th Aug 2004, 16:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,155
Posted By divorcingjack

canadian CPL/Hourbuilding FAST

Hi there,

I am considering hourbuilding to obtain a canadian CPL and possibly IR starting around september (well, as soon as I get my licence from the CAA!). I have heard that the flying in canada...
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Aug 2004, 15:47
Replies: 0
Views: 876
Posted By divorcingjack

CAA loophole

Hi guys,

Hopefully you can help me out here. I recently took a CAA Class 1 initial at gatwick, and failed marginally on the anisometropia limits - you are allowed 2 dioptres difference between...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jul 2004, 10:22
Replies: 71
Views: 19,631
Posted By divorcingjack

hourbuilding canada

hi there,

I am hoping to head out to somewhere in canada very shortly (possibly beginning sept) to do another 100 hours or so before I start my canadian CPL/IR. Have you decided on a school yet ?...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jul 2004, 10:15
Replies: 59
Views: 9,851
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi there, Does anyone know if his new...

Hi there,

Does anyone know if his new proposal will apply to ICAO conversions as well ? I am just about to embark on a canadian CPL/IR and was hoping to convert next year - is this going to affect...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jul 2004, 10:01
Replies: 4
Views: 707
Posted By divorcingjack

Conversion nightmare

Hi NeilG,

Have you already got a canadian CPL ? I am hoping to head out to vancouver in the next month or so to build my hours up and come home with a ICAO CPL/IR. As far as I know, and I could...
Forum: Medical & Health
20th May 2004, 08:34
Replies: 11
Views: 4,617
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi guys, I hate to be the bringer of bad...

Hi guys,

I hate to be the bringer of bad tidings, but the CAA have another requirement which could scupper you if you have a lazy eye. If your "bad" eye is much weaker than your "good" eye, and...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2004, 13:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,052
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi there, I am also hoping to head out to...

Hi there,

I am also hoping to head out to naples in may time, and to stay in the apartments as well .. the bike ride out to the centre should do me good ! Which airport are you planning to fly...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Mar 2004, 11:02
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi Maz, first of all, best of luck with the...

Hi Maz,

first of all, best of luck with the medical, I know exactly how you are feeling .. sick to the stomach no doubt ! The contact lens issue depends on your normal use - have you worn contacts...
Forum: Medical & Health
15th Mar 2004, 15:41
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By divorcingjack

Hi again, I have never had to wear glasses...

Hi again,

I have never had to wear glasses or contact lenses and have always had 6/6 vision using both eyes together. My left eye is 6/6 and my according to gatwick, my right eye is shortsighted...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th Mar 2004, 00:55
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By divorcingjack

Pilot16, thank you so much for your reply, I...

Pilot16,

thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate the solidarity ! I am so disappointed, but am determined not to let those ****** at gatwick get the better of me ! If necessary, I...
Forum: Medical & Health
9th Mar 2004, 21:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By divorcingjack

Class 1 appeal and laser surgery

Hi everyone,

Having taken and failed my class 1 medical recently, I am devastated. I was failed on having excess anisometropia (difference between my eyes). I was just outside the initial limits,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Jun 2003, 20:16
Replies: 36
Views: 3,624
Posted By divorcingjack

Hey niall, I'm really sorry to hear you are...

Hey niall,

I'm really sorry to hear you are putting everything on hold - that means one less irish person to drink with in NZ .. oh NOOO !!! Seriously though, I hope everything sorts itself out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th May 2003, 15:24
Replies: 13
Views: 4,522
Posted By divorcingjack

Interesting .. I didn't know that being a pilot...

Interesting .. I didn't know that being a pilot upped your chances of getting residency in OZ.
Does anyone kow if this is the case for New Zealand as well ?
Cheers,

dj
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th May 2003, 00:46
Replies: 23
Views: 2,188
Posted By divorcingjack

woohoo !! Thanks scroggs, wise choice. ...

woohoo !!

Thanks scroggs, wise choice.

dj
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th May 2003, 20:36
Replies: 23
Views: 2,188
Posted By divorcingjack

OK OK.. I tried to be nice in my initial...

OK OK..

I tried to be nice in my initial reply to this post, but you really have taken it too far now. Grow up and get over your jealousy of people who have the guts to do something you will never...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th May 2003, 02:27
Replies: 23
Views: 2,188
Posted By divorcingjack

Millionaire, Do you want to be a pilot ? I...

Millionaire,

Do you want to be a pilot ? I do. I have dreamt of doing nothing else since I was 5 years old. Now, after finishing my degree, I am plunging myself willingly into a seemingly...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th May 2003, 16:19
Replies: 17
Views: 1,388
Posted By divorcingjack

ICAO IR

Doing the ICAO (new zealand) CPL/MEIR conversion is my plan - starting the course in january.
I hear that it can be easier (note, not easy) to convert from Oz/NZ/SA traning than from FAA,
as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2003, 17:50
Replies: 27
Views: 4,090
Posted By divorcingjack

IAANZ Christchurch

hey mate,

I went through all the trauma of trying to pick the right school a couple of months ago .. what a nightmare.
I finally decided on Christchurch academy and have heard nothing but...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2003, 17:36
Replies: 8
Views: 897
Posted By divorcingjack

hiya, just read your post - I am in the same...

hiya,

just read your post - I am in the same dilemma.
I'm currently finishing my degree and planning to head out to Christchurch afterwards to do my CPL/IR.
Could start in August or january,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Mar 2003, 11:48
Replies: 3
Views: 685
Posted By divorcingjack

Question kiwi training advice needed

Hey guys,

I am hoping to move out to NZ from Scotland, later this year, to follow my lifetime ambition of doing my CPL.
Can't stand another "summer" in britain !! (plus, my local flying school...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Mar 2003, 09:14
Replies: 8
Views: 946
Posted By divorcingjack

Thanks for all the advice

Hi everyone!

Thanks so much for all your advice, especially about the lack of jobs ! I'm actually from Northern Ireland,
but am finishing up my degree in St. Andrews just now, so am not a Kiwi...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Mar 2003, 09:43
Replies: 8
Views: 946
Posted By divorcingjack

Question Kiwi training advice needed..

Hi guys, I've just discovered this site - excellent advice !! Was wondering if you could help me out on another topic
- I am graduating from university this summer and decided to follow my lifetime...
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