It looks pretty certain that the airplane piggy bank will not be busted open for an ATPL course. The nice lady at Vision Express gave me an eye exam and, while the gross measurement of my esophoria appears to be within limits, I have no measurable binocular vision. What that all boils down to is this: no commercial flying for me.
This is extraordinarily frustrating for me because I have good eyesight otherwise. In fact, the optician couldn't understand why I wouldn't be allowed fly with this defect, that has no practical impact on my vision, but yet someone with significant astigmatism would.
One of the things that puzzles me is that the JARs stipulates that "significant defects in binocular vision" will render me unfit. I don't have binocular vision at all - therefore I'm not likely to loose binocular vision at a critical phase of flight. Here's the other thing, I don't have monovision either, I can function with either eye (though the left is dominant) and I've adopted well to the condition. I just can't imagine where my lack of binocular vision would be a problem
Ah well, guess it's back to the other dream - private ownership
Hi,
I have the same problem. No binocular vision (and thus no stereovision either).
Anyhow, both of my eyes are fine. My eyesight was over 100% for both eyes.
Since I have this "problem" since I was born, I learned to live with it very well, so also I do not understand why this would prevent me from flying an airplane.
However, what wonders me is the fact that I read in this blog that this was not a problem to get a medical class 2. I had a check of my eyes about two months ago at an Aero Medical Centre in Amsterdam, and there I have been told that it disqualified me for a private pilot license (Medical class 2).
You can imagine my disappointment. But apparently this is not the case all over Europe? It means there is still a chance!?
Kind regards,
Casper
Posted by: Casper | June 17, 2007 at 09:40 PM