At 01:57 29 May 2013, Eric Greenwell wrote:
son_of_flubber wrote, On 5/28/2013 9:15 AM:
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:35:17 AM UTC-4, Glenn Fisher wrote:

Also, There are airline pilots in the US with 1st class medicals
who only have vision in 1 eye.

I know that many airline/military pilots also fly gliders. On a
clear day, how does airline/military pilots use of "see and avoid"
compare to glider pilots?

Are there any "single vision" glider pilots out there?

I know two of them.

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A monocular pilot's visual field towards the bad side is wider than you
might
think - try it - and he will have adapted in daily life to paying attention
to the
affected side. Hopefully he will also have adapted his scanning technique.
I
know an effectively monocular glider pilot and and was happy to share the
sky with him for many years until he moved to another part of the UK.

A pilot who is used to binocular vision but flying with a close and out of
focus
lateral blind spot that extends well round towards the central visual would
be
a menace IMHO.

John Galloway