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people with asthma are different though. I can correct my vision with glasses whereas asthma suffers can use inhalers but they can still suffer attacks. Thats the difference.

People with glasses are not unfitter or less capable than people with perfect vision if they use glasses to correct their eyesite.

I take it from your responses Tjd that you either are or want to be a pilot and that you dont wear glasses!

So wats ur actual job spec then? and do you personaly wear glasses?

err wat does that mean? ^

You know, you can always try civillian aviation. There you can fly with -5/+5. I thought about it for a while too, after I was kicked out of pilot selection. But then I found out they wouldn't let you fly upside down and I forgot about it!

Hi all, sorry to hijack this thread but whilst on the subject of eyesight requirements, I was wondering whether the eyesight standards for Nav. or Non Commisioned Aircrew (WSOp) are the same as for that of Pilot.

Any ideas, anyone?

Wannabe pilot:-

It is like using correct English.................

And that means what spannerman?

Learning how to spell, no one likes a lazy sod.

If you get to OASC Wannabe, there's a load of aptitude tests, including verbal reasoning. You're going to find them really difficult if you can't string a sentence together correctly.

lol I suppose i could manage that!

So is anyone here actually an RAF helicopter pilot?

And Seven I did think about being a civi pilot but its so expensive to get a private or commercial license and i dont think it offers such a reward as flying in the services does.

wannabepilot wrote:People with glasses are not unfitter or less capable than people with perfect vision if they use glasses to correct their eyesite.

What if you get your glasses knocked off?

wannabepilot

Unless the rules have changed since I left the RAF, you can't join just to be a Helicopter Pilot. All trainee pilots complete the same flying training course, and then the RAF decides which type of aircraft they will fly depending upon their abilities.

The competition for a place in flying training is fierce, and the RAF have their pick of the best. That goes for medical standards too.

If you are below par medically, and in your personal standards of written English etc, you will fail. The rest of the guys were just pointing out that the quality of your posts are such that you give a bad impression of your standards of English presentation.

Aye, Derek

..........and first impressions count ALWAYS!