Hello!
I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was about 10. My older brother has flown in the Navy for almost 20 years, so most of my knowledge about what it took to be a pilot was taken from his experience. Given that the military (at least at that time, I don’t know if things have changed) requires perfect 20/20 vision un-corrected, I assumed that civilian pilot requirements would be the same or at least very close. Because of that, I never really considered flying as a career option because I don’t have perfect vision.
Recently, I decided to do more research on it as I had a “I don’t know what to do with my life” moment and discovered becoming a pilot may actually be possible. From my research, while I would not be able to qualify for a Class 1 medical right now (right eye is 20/20, left eye corrects to about 20/40), I’ve read about certain waivers you can get if you pass certain flight tests. Does anyone have experience, either their own or a fellow pilot’s, with getting their Class 1 through that process? I just want to know if becoming a commercial pilot would even be possible before I start looking too closely at flight school options.
Thanks!!