I'm looking at it as a career so please help me!!!
2007-03-29 03:59:48 · 6 answers · asked by rohan_theonlyone 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
As long as your vision is correctable, either by glasses or contacts, you should be able to get a first class medical.
As far as getting hired, very few airlines in the United States still do a medical exam. Your first class medical is good enough. And the ones that still do exams do not seem to have issues with eyesight. They more check for cholesteral, blood sugar and such. I have yet to undergo a medical exam for a job, and have never been asked about my eyesight. And that includes a couple of major airlines.
Long story short the eyesight issue, as long as your eye is still healthy and correctable to 20/20, is not really an issue these days. It used to be you could get a first class medical with a waiver attached for eyesight. But now the FAA has even done away with the waiver so it is just a regular first class medical.
Good luck.
2007-03-29 10:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by swordsman1989 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because in the case of an electronic malfunction or loss of aircraft power or hydraulics, a pilotless aircraft would crash. A pilot is the contingency plan. Pilots can sometimes salvage very dangerous situations, for example in the 70's when a tri-jet suffered damage and could only be steered using variable throttle. They managed to land that aircraft without killing everybody. A pilotless aircraft would not have been able to do that. Unfortunately pilots are often also the cause of accidents. It's a double edged sword. But I am not sure that the public would feel safe flying on pilotless aircraft. Not in our lifetimes anyway.
2016-03-17 04:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get a first class medical, but getting an interview is very competitive and not having good vision naturally is considered disqualifying by many carriers. Lasik and other procedures to enhance vision is also disqualifying by most carriers. You can fly privately though, such as a corporate jet position.
I response to Chris H. - once a pilot has the job, they will not be fired if they need glasses as they get older. However, it is rare that an airline will 'hire' someone who already has bad vision.
2007-03-29 06:53:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jetstream 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are seriosuly considering a carrer as a pilot you should consider some corrective surgrey on your eyes, such as lasik or the equlivlant. They may allow you to fly with glasses or contacts but its not very easy to do as you must pass their vision test with 20/20 and on long haul flights they may not allow pilot with eye problems to wear contacts as it will affect their performance (think dry eyes, uncomforable eyes.etc...) Also pilots are known to take turn napping so contacts are not really suggested and the dry cabin air can accelrate discomfort. So i suggest you to see if any corrective surgrey can fix your eyes so you will not have any problems with thier entry requirements.
2007-03-29 05:30:12 · answer #4 · answered by markie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how much, wearing glasses doesn't rule out being a pilot, at least three or four of the pilots I know do.
2007-03-29 04:23:10 · answer #5 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20/20 Vision is needed, with or without corrective lenses for First Class Medical, which is what you'd be needing to do much in the career field.
2007-03-29 05:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by Leopold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋