mls@harpo.UUCP (05/03/85)
I recently had a bad experience on taking a third class physical. The nurse measured a blood pressure of 172/92. This is high and according to one book the rejection point is 170/100. The hooker in the thing is that she took it after I did about 30 jumping jacks. My blood pressure at rest is 120/82. Forturnately I got back to them befofe they sent the form in. The other bad news was that my uncorrected distance eye sight is not good enough to get a second class physical. I also read in one book that I should have my eyes tested on a conventional eye chart rather than a machine with lenses because I should be able to do better on the conventional eye chart. Can anybody confirm that? Or how easy is it to get a first time wavier for eyes for a second class physical when I have had no need for a second class in the past. I was thinking about getting a commercial license and maybe a flight instructor. Irv McNair ATT Bell Labs
mlf@druxv.UUCP (FontenotM) (05/06/85)
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I recently took the second-class physical, and also flunked
the uncorrected vision test. I was able to pass the test the
next morning, however, by not wearing my glasses all morning
before going in for the test. I have heard, though, that there is
a local optomotrist who has always been successful in getting
wavers (for about $100).
Mike Fontenot
Denver, Colo
*****************************************************************ron@hpfcmt.UUCP (ron) (05/16/85)
Re: 2nd class and 1st class vision
Anybody got any idea why there is an UNcorrected standard at all ???
I've already thought about the idea of "What if your glasses fall off ?"
and discarded that because it could be easily overcome by a restriction
stating that a 2nd pair be accessible. (Also note that in 23 years I've
NEVER had my glasses fall apart or fall off except during rough sports)
Is it because passengers get nervous about the pilot wearing glasses ?
Ron Miller ( 20/450 correctable to 20/15)
at: {ihnp4}!hpfcla!roncfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams) (05/29/85)
> Re: 2nd class and 1st class vision > > > Anybody got any idea why there is an UNcorrected standard at all ??? > > I've already thought about the idea of "What if your glasses fall off ?" > and discarded that because it could be easily overcome by a restriction > stating that a 2nd pair be accessible. > > Ron Miller ( 20/450 correctable to 20/15) Could it be that the FAA is allowing something less than the steely-eyed superman in the cockpit? There are some people without 20/20 vision that function perfectly well without corrective lenses (yarg! He sounds FAA like himself!). It is nothing more than the standard "ooops factor" as applied to medical standards. jeff williams AT&T Bell Laboratories ihnp4!cfiaime