Eyesight Requirements

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 12:35 am

Hi all, sorry if this has been asked before or stated somewhere but i cant seem to find the answer...

What are the minimum eyesight requirements to get into the Navy as a fixed wing pilot?
If anyone knows that would be fab. Thanks

gash-hand · Post by **gash-hand** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 8:16 am

not too sure on the exact eyesight spec but you can expect it to be pretty high. also as far as i am aware you can't join rn as a fixed wing pilot - everyone does rotary wing and then gets selected for fixed wing from theer - unless its changed in the last few years.

weapp6 · Post by **weapp6** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 10:31 am

Unfortuanately it is 20-20.

It is lowered however for internal transfers within the service.
I think you can join as a fixed wing fly boy now but don't hold me to that.

P.S. You do know that in 4 years time we won't have any fixed wing aircraft?????

Mack

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 12:51 pm

Thanx for the replies. I know that you dont apply for fixed wing as such but was just wodnering the specs anyway.

Cheers again.

PS-got the below from the Navy website this morning!

"The Royal Navy is currently recruiting the next generation of Fleet Air Arm fighter pilots and there will be a need to train an increased number of fixed-wing pilots. These pilots will fly a new fast jet aircraft from the flight deck of the next generation of aircraft carriers. Fast jet pilots are streamed at the end of elementary flying training. Training then continues on the Tucano turbo-prop twin-seat trainer, is followed by advanced flying training in the Hawk jet trainer and culminates in an operational conversion to the Sea Harrier. As a newly qualified Sea Harrier pilot you then join your first front-line squadron, which will include periods embarked in one of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers"

Just presumed this was true. No fixed wing aircraft in the Navy in four years?

voodoo sprout · Post by **voodoo sprout** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 1:04 pm

As far as I know there'll be a gap as the sea harrier is phased out, until the F35 is brought in but I have no idea how long that will be.

weapp6 · Post by **weapp6** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 1:09 pm

What I meant was that there will be approx 12-24 months where there will be no fixed wing air cover. It is unlikely that the carriers will be ready either so we will have to wait and see.

I didn't mean to imply that there were no pilots being taken on.

Mack

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 2:22 pm

I was just clarifying what you were saying. I know that websites aren't always up to date. I know there will be a gap between aircraft and carriers but given the time taken to train up to the point of (if you ever get to that point) of being carrier ready i probably wont have to worry if i managed to actually get in.
It would be about at least 5 years from now!

Thanks again for your replies.

rabby · Post by **rabby** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 2:46 pm

The JSF won't be in service untill 2012, and the Sea Harriers will be gone by 2006. However the Navy plans to use RAF GR.9 units to cope with the loss of air cover for the 6 years untill the JSF is brought into service.
Also the Navy Pilots will be moved to RAF bases and operate GR Harriers to keep their skills alive.
What I don't understand however is what they are going to then do with the RAF pilots, because GR.7 Harrier squadrons are going to be disbanded also, so what all these pilots are going to do I don't know.

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 2:56 pm

Ive heard than MS Flight Sim 2004 and Combat Flight Sim 5 are gonna be very realistic. You are gonna be able to play over the internet against the Pilots of the air forces in other countries. No need to leave the bases at all!

rabby · Post by **rabby** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 3:01 pm

Speaking of Flight Sim, one of the lecturers that I will have when I start uni said that that is one of the best resources for my degree I could buy, I could learn aot about flight characteristics that no book could ever teach me. I can see it now "Homework tonight lads is to fly from Hethrow to Malaga, good luck chaps!"

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 3:05 pm

What course are you doing? I am just about to sit my finals in Aerospace Engineering and none of my miserable lecturers have recommended flight sim and goten special deals on it. I still had to pay £60 for 2002 pro.
Well worth it though, it is fab!

However, learning to fly (PPL) teaches you a lot as well. Bit more expensive though :fadein:

rabby · Post by **rabby** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 3:19 pm

Aeronautical Engineering at Glasgow uni. He said that amongst the books, flight sim would be very beneficial for us to get the basics of how aircraft works from that.

strength_10 · Post by **strength_10** » Fri 25 Apr, 2003 11:58 pm

It's true. you may get the basics of how an aircraft fly's from flight sim. You learn about the different control surfaces and engine mixtures on turboprops etc.
Many good books around though as well!

Tab · Post by **Tab** » Wed 07 May, 2003 7:13 pm

When you go for your medical just leave your guide dog and white stick outside, they are inclined to put the medics of a bit.

Wolf_Larsen · Post by **Wolf_Larsen** » Fri 05 Sep, 2003 3:48 am

You can't join as a fixed-wing pilot, you must join as aircrew, and work your way as far as you can up through training for progressively more sophisticated aircraft, e.g. Jetstream->Sea King->Harrier. You might also be selected to be an observer depending on your aptitudes or lack thereof.

The eyesight requirements are at

http://www.assoc-optometrists.org/uploa ... 4-navy.pdf

see my other post.

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