Flying while deaf

"Steve R." wrote in message
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Via light gun signals.

That's for communications with the control tower at a controlled field
airport, not ATC!

It's not ATC that staffs control towers?

Maybe, but if the guy is 20 miles out and needing clearance to enter the
airport traffic area, he's not going to be able to "see" the signal lights
very well, is he?

Are you aware of any other method by which a deaf pilot communicates with
ATC?

Seems to me that Steven's reply quite accurately described how a deaf pilot
would communicate with ATC. The fact that the deaf pilot cannot communicate
with ATC in all circumstances is irrelevant to the answer.

Yes, one might infer that it's relevant to the original question, but it's
not Steven's way to go out of his way to be helpful (no offense
Steven...that's just how your posts are) and the original question didn't
ask how deaf pilots *can't* communicate with ATC. Steven *did* answer the
question asked, and as far as I know, did so completely (that is, he left no
other method out).

If you know different, we're all ears (except the deaf pilots ).

Pete

Hi Peter & All,

Well, obviously, I missed part of the conversation. If I spoke out of turn,
I apologize. The part I did catch didn't make sense to me at the time and I
was probably taking things a bit too literally.

Toks Desalu made some good points in his reply, points I hadn't considered.
Yes, there will be areas in aviation that the hearing impaired will have
trouble with but there are still plenty of places that they are more than
capable of enjoying safely. As they rightly pointed out, there's still
plenty of places where a radio isn't even required.

Again, if I spoke out of turn on this issue, I apologize. I certainly did
not mean any offense to the hearing impaired.

Fly Safe,
Steve R.


"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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Seems to me that Steven's reply quite accurately described how a deaf
pilot would communicate with ATC. The fact that the deaf pilot cannot
communicate with ATC in all circumstances is irrelevant to the answer.

Yes, one might infer that it's relevant to the original question, but it's
not Steven's way to go out of his way to be helpful (no offense
Steven...that's just how your posts are) and the original question didn't
ask how deaf pilots *can't* communicate with ATC. Steven *did* answer the
question asked, and as far as I know, did so completely (that is, he left
no other method out).

If you know different, we're all ears (except the deaf pilots ).

Pete

Well, obviously, I missed part of the conversation. If I spoke out of
turn,
I apologize. The part I did catch didn't make sense to me at the time and
I
was probably taking things a bit too literally.

I can see where you going with this. You probably took this a bit too
literally. That bring us back to the previous question. "What does having
been owned by a deaf helicopter have to do with the auction of a car?" I
don't know. Maybe, some people think that car have a sentimental value.
Maybe, the seller is trying to make a profit by using that article. I don't
know what the seller's motive behind this. Either way, I think his
advertising is plainly stupid. But, the seller might get lucky.

Toks Desalu
PP-ASEL
Dyin' to Soar!

Well, obviously, I missed part of the conversation. If I spoke out of
turn,
I apologize. The part I did catch didn't make sense to me at the time and
I
was probably taking things a bit too literally.

I can see where you going with this. You probably took this a bit too
literally. That bring us back to the previous question. "What does having
been owned by a deaf helicopter have to do with the auction of a car?" I
don't know. Maybe, some people think that car have a sentimental value.
Maybe, the seller is trying to make a profit by using that article. I don't
know what the seller's motive behind this. Either way, I think his
advertising is plainly stupid. But, the seller might get lucky.

Toks Desalu
PP-ASEL
Dyin' to Soar!