747-400 questions

In article ZhfEh.6007$2u.4703@trndny04,
"Not4wood" wrote:

I have heard mentioned (in here) that learning to fly is not expensive. It
is where I live (in New York), but because of my eyes I know that I wont be
able to pass any physical exams for my PPL.

Without wanting to pry into your vision issues, have you talked to an AME
(FAA medical examiner) about whether or not you'd qualify for a third class
medical?

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...b4d692406916cf
c0604324&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.1.5&idno =14

"Eye standards for a third-class airman medical certificate a

(a) Distant visual acuity of 20/40 or better in each eye separately, with or
without corrective lenses. If corrective lenses (spectacles or contact lenses)
are necessary for 20/40 vision, the person may be eligible only on the condition
that corrective lenses are worn while exercising the privileges of an airman
certificate.

(b) Near vision of 20/40 or better, Snellen equivalent, at 16 inches in each eye
separately, with or without corrective lenses.

(c) Ability to perceive those colors necessary for the safe performance of
airman duties.

(d) No acute or chronic pathological condition of either eye or adnexa that
interferes with the proper function of an eye, that may reasonably be expected
to progress to that degree, or that may reasonably be expected to be aggravated
by flying. "

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