Well, I just find it unfair for colorblinds not to be admitted in some professional occupations such as being a pilot and an official solidier. I'm a colorblind myself. Any justifiable reasons?
2007-02-12 00:37:00 · 5 answers · asked by Rich 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
i guess they wouldn't know if they were flying over water or land
2007-02-12 00:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by conan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a pilot you must be able to see the lights on the runway and distinguish between them where to land. They use red and green and those are colors a colorblind person cant see.
2007-02-12 00:41:15 · answer #2 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Color blindness makes it difficult to distinquish the sky from the ground while landing. When there is a crash while landing, the first thing they check is the pilots eyes for color blindness.
I don't see why that should prevent a private person from being a pilot. Iknow it is a tough break!
2007-02-12 01:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Curt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father was a pilot in the military for 30 years. He was colorblind. He just managed to memorize where the "colored" lights were supposed to be and what they were for. LOL!
2007-02-12 07:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by Lila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh-yeah, you can't see particular color groups.
An airline cockpit is filled with color coded information.
If you can't tell a red alert from a green alert, well, let's just say I would rather have a drunk pilot at the stick.
tc
2007-02-12 00:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋