Sat Oct 21, 2017 12:22 pm
#1566745
Hey everyone,
This is a question that pops up every now and again, and I know there's a lot of info on it around the web, but sometimes it's nice to be able to ask about your specific circumstances.
I always wanted to fly commercially, but after failing the Ishihara test during a routine eye test at around 15, i sort of gave up on the idea. I'm now 23 and I finished my PPL this year, after doing my degree and working long enough to raise the funds.
A couple of months ago I took the full colour assessment at City University London, ending with the CAD test which I failed by a large margin for red-green. I was kind of expecting this as I have always badly failed the Ishihara tests.
Anyway, this pretty much means I can't get a class 1 medical, right? What I'd like to know is whether or not there are ANY routes left I can take into flying for a living? What about niches like VFR bush flying or cargo?
At the moment I work for an aerospace engineering company which is OK, but I can't stand the static and repetitive nature of the office lifestyle in the long-term. I'm considering applying for cabin crew jobs just to see if I get a gut feeling about whether or not that might be a decent trade-off (I can still fly in my free time after all, and I'll be close to the world of flying and still able to fly/travel a lot).
Anyway, sorry if this post doesn't have much direction but anything I can glean from other people's experiences and stories would be much appreciated! Perhaps other wannabe pilots have found a path in life that ticks many of the boxes that a flying career could?
This is a question that pops up every now and again, and I know there's a lot of info on it around the web, but sometimes it's nice to be able to ask about your specific circumstances.
I always wanted to fly commercially, but after failing the Ishihara test during a routine eye test at around 15, i sort of gave up on the idea. I'm now 23 and I finished my PPL this year, after doing my degree and working long enough to raise the funds.
A couple of months ago I took the full colour assessment at City University London, ending with the CAD test which I failed by a large margin for red-green. I was kind of expecting this as I have always badly failed the Ishihara tests.
Anyway, this pretty much means I can't get a class 1 medical, right? What I'd like to know is whether or not there are ANY routes left I can take into flying for a living? What about niches like VFR bush flying or cargo?
At the moment I work for an aerospace engineering company which is OK, but I can't stand the static and repetitive nature of the office lifestyle in the long-term. I'm considering applying for cabin crew jobs just to see if I get a gut feeling about whether or not that might be a decent trade-off (I can still fly in my free time after all, and I'll be close to the world of flying and still able to fly/travel a lot).
Anyway, sorry if this post doesn't have much direction but anything I can glean from other people's experiences and stories would be much appreciated! Perhaps other wannabe pilots have found a path in life that ticks many of the boxes that a flying career could?