For the first time I seriously suggest you go to an aviation doctor. It's going cost you around R700 excluding the chest Xray and they do everything else right there. I go to Dr Stoner at the airport 021 424 2003.Shaun74 wrote:Thanks once again to all for the pricless info. Is it true that i can go to a normal GP and dont have to go to an aviation GP?
The eye issue is like his. I can see blury with my left eye. I just cant read with that eye only. I will need an expensive op to rectify this.
So i am truly hoping that this is not going to be a dream killer.
Thanks once again
Go to http://www.caa.co.za, select Aviation Medicine on the left, then Medical Examiners, then Western Cape for a list all the approved doctors.
The aviation doctor will tell you immediately if you are wasting your time or not. If he feels that you are ok then he will issue you with a medical certificate (with restrictions) immediately. A normal GP won't and then you are going to have to wait from the Aviation Medical board to come back to you with approval of decline.
They might require you to go flying with an instructor who will need to report back as to wether he thinks you will be OK with the landing.
B) VISUAL STANDARDS
General (All 4 classes)
(1) An applicant may not have -
(a) Any condition or congenital abnormality of either eye or its
attachments likely to impede the safe exercise of the privileges of the
licence;
(b) Any abnormality of visual fields or significant defect of binocular
function;
(c) Any manifest squint, or large errors of eye muscle balance (phoria).
The acceptable limits for ocular muscle balance are 12 prism
dioptres for exophoria, 6 dioptres for esophoria; and 1.5 dioptre for
hyperphoria measured at distance. If corrective lenses are required,
phoria must be measured while using the appropriate corrective
lenses;
(d) Any anatomical or functional monocularity or substandard vision in
one eye at initial issue of a medical certificate. However, medical
conclusion may permit experienced licence holders who develop
monocularity or substandard vision to be granted a medical
certificate with appropriate restrictions following a period sufficient to
permit adjustment to this condition.
(2) Monocularity means that either an eye is absent, or its vision cannot be
corrected to better than 6/24.
(3) Substandard vision in one eye means central vision better than 6/24 but worse
than 6/9, with normal visual fields.
(4) For monocularity, the appropriate minimum restrictions initially are as follows:
(a) "If flying open cockpit aircraft, protective goggles not restricting
visual field must be worn". (This must remain as a permanent
restriction);
(b) "Any accompanying pilot must be made aware of the holder's
monocular vision". (This must remain as a permanent restriction);
(c) "Not valid for flight as pilot-in-command by day or night until a
satisfactory flight test has been completed with a flight examiner in
each case". (This restriction may be removed at subsequent
assessment, according to the results of the flight test, or amended to
the endorsement in (d) below);
(d) "Not valid for flight as pilot-in-command by night until a satisfactory
flight test has been completed with a flight examiner". (This
restriction may be removed at subsequent assessment, according to
the result of the flight test).
(5) For substandard vision in one eye (vision between 6/6 and 6/24), the
appropriate minimum restrictions are as follows:
(a) "Any accompanying pilot must be made aware of the holder's
substandard vision in one eye". (This must remain as a permanent
restriction);
(b) "Not valid for flight as pilot-in-command by night until a satisfactory
flight test has been completed with a flight examiner". (This
restriction may be removed at subsequent assessment, according to
the results of the flight test).
