Applying for cadet pilot?
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Applying for cadet pilot?
Hi, I am posting to ask questions about applying to be a cadet. I have no 20/20 vision, can I still apply or should i go for Lasik first? I'm 24 this year and going 25 in Jan. Whats Flt ops cadet pilot? I'm applying for SIA btw.
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As far as I know.you cant have LASIK surgery or you'll neva get an airline gig especially as a cadet!as for most airlines the 20/20 vision requirements are with correction(glasses) but I think SIA has a strict requirement that you have 20/20 uncorrected vision(so no glasses or lasik).Thats why, SIA SUCKSSSS
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i have spoke to at least 2 SQ pilots who know of crew with lasik done. I think there is a stabilisation period required between the time the op was done to the medical. I'm not sure if one year is sufficient but more research is needed.
A question to ask yourself is, would you be devastated is you were subsequently rejected after lasik. If you are able to accept that possibility then I think it is worth a go. After all (discounting the risks involved) you'd have improved vision, minus the pesky contacts/specs
A question to ask yourself is, would you be devastated is you were subsequently rejected after lasik. If you are able to accept that possibility then I think it is worth a go. After all (discounting the risks involved) you'd have improved vision, minus the pesky contacts/specs
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"i have spoke to at least 2 SQ pilots who know of crew with lasik done. I think there is a stabilisation period required between the time the op was done to the medical. I'm not sure if one year is sufficient but more research is needed."
Yes most airlines allow lasik if you've been employed with them as a Pilot for a long period of time.But not before you enter the company
Yes most airlines allow lasik if you've been employed with them as a Pilot for a long period of time.But not before you enter the company
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Hi, I am posting to ask questions about applying to be a cadet. I have no 20/20 vision, can I still apply or should i go for Lasik first? I'm 24 this year and going 25 in Jan. Whats Flt ops cadet pilot? I'm applying for SIA btw.
If you can't be bothered to check, here it is:
Medically fit with visual acuity of at least 6/60 without optical aids, correctable to 6/6
6/60 is damn near blind, it means that you have to stand at 6m to see what normal people can see at 60m.
Read the rest of the thread(s) on Cadet Pilots for what the situation is regarding Lasik (you probably don't have to do Lasik, now that you know for a FACT that 20/20 vision is NOT required, contrary to the **** that is being stated by some.
BTW, MAS cadets also need only 6/60 vision uncorrected.
The proof is here:
http://hq.malaysiaairlines.com/mys/e...adet_pilot.asp
Quote: Must be physically and metally fit with good eyesight (visual acuity of at least 6/60 without optical aid, correctable to 6/6) and not colour blind.
They need someone to proof read their job advertisements for spelling mistakes, but that's another matter.
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Wow the requirement went down a lot compare when the time I was a cadet. No glasses was allowed last time. You can wear glass when u complete your CPL (That time no req for ATPL yet). Eat lots of carrot. Luckily till now I still dont need glasses. Beta carotene also is good.
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... although, you may get some dispensation since you got rejected by the airforce. I am not very sure about this, but you can ask SIA HR or some of the other readers on this thread.
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For applicants below 25.5 years old, even though you are 'chopped' (sorry to be using this umpleasant word) from the RSAF, it doesn't mean that you will be accepted by SIA. SIA's HR still has to check with RSAF to confirm that you have been 'released' before they will consider your application. Some guys, even though they have been chopped by RSAF, are not 'released' before they turn 25.5 years old.
Regarding visual acuity. The worst that will be accepted is 6/60. Put it simply, if you are 6/60 (without optical aid) and can be corrected to 6/6, you've met the requirement. But if your visual acuity is worse than 6/60, you are NOT considered to have satisfied the requirement even if you go for LASIK to get it corrected to 6/6. So the magic number is 6/60. Why do LASIK then? Maybe less restriction on your license to carry a spare pair of glasses? I can't think of any good reason really.
Hope this helps.
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Regarding visual acuity. The worst that will be accepted is 6/60. Put it simply, if you are 6/60 (without optical aid) and can be corrected to 6/6, you've met the requirement. But if your visual acuity is worse than 6/60, you are NOT considered to have satisfied the requirement even if you go for LASIK to get it corrected to 6/6. So the magic number is 6/60. Why do LASIK then? Maybe less restriction on your license to carry a spare pair of glasses? I can't think of any good reason really.
Hope this helps.
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by the time I have finished the cadet course I would be 26-27 right this is the way they calculate
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I actually have 6/60 vision stated on my health book but that was 9 years ago. I wonder whats the difference when u have higher than 6/60 vision and get it lasik to 6/6 and lower than 6/60 vision and get it to 6/6. Nvm I will try the application and hope for the best, I see no reason why I am qualified for fighter planes and not good enuff for commercial planes. BTW no one knows whats Flt Ops cadet? whats the difference?