Thu Apr 29, 2021 2:46 am
#1843637
Hello everyone,
So I have been thinking about becoming a pilot but I'm worried about my eyesight. I thought I would ask on some forums first before getting an appointment to see if I have any chance at all. So my prescription is kind of awful:
Sph Cyl
R. -5,75D -1.5
L. -4,00D -3,0
So the SPH part actually improved which makes me sit under the limit stated by EASA (-6), but my astigmatism is pretty high specially on the left eye. Although I have read you can possibly still get a class 1 if you go above the limits, I was not really relieved by some tropics about such things on websites.
Anybody who was in a similar situation or has any advice? Both my eyes are corrected to 20/20 and I have 120% vision with these glasses (I was told this by Specsavers).
Also why does EASA even have these limits while the FAA allows people from the USA to fly with -10D as long as correctable to 20/20 over Europe? Kind of ridiculous in my opinion.
Thanks for any responses!
So I have been thinking about becoming a pilot but I'm worried about my eyesight. I thought I would ask on some forums first before getting an appointment to see if I have any chance at all. So my prescription is kind of awful:
Sph Cyl
R. -5,75D -1.5
L. -4,00D -3,0
So the SPH part actually improved which makes me sit under the limit stated by EASA (-6), but my astigmatism is pretty high specially on the left eye. Although I have read you can possibly still get a class 1 if you go above the limits, I was not really relieved by some tropics about such things on websites.
Anybody who was in a similar situation or has any advice? Both my eyes are corrected to 20/20 and I have 120% vision with these glasses (I was told this by Specsavers).
Also why does EASA even have these limits while the FAA allows people from the USA to fly with -10D as long as correctable to 20/20 over Europe? Kind of ridiculous in my opinion.
Thanks for any responses!