Carrying glasses?

"Emily" wrote in message
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Someone told me a while ago that if you have a "must wear corrective
lenses" restriction on your medical and wear contacts, that you have to
carry a pair of regular glasses while flying. Is that true? And if so,
does anyone have a reference?

My most recent medical certificate explicitly requires spare corrective
lenses; the previous certificates didn't. I don't know why it changed, but
I'd always considered that to be an important safety precaution anyway, so I
didn't mind the new wording.

--Gary

On rare occasions I've had a contact pop out. Because of that I do
carry glasses in my flight bag. Since I wear disposible contacts it
would be no big deal for me to pop them out and let the drop on the
floor to their death since I have a case of them at home.

-Robert


Emily wrote:
Someone told me a while ago that if you have a "must wear corrective
lenses" restriction on your medical and wear contacts, that you have to
carry a pair of regular glasses while flying. Is that true? And if so,
does anyone have a reference?

Robert M. Gary wrote:

On rare occasions I've had a contact pop out. Because of that I do
carry glasses in my flight bag. Since I wear disposible contacts it
would be no big deal for me to pop them out and let the drop on the
floor to their death since I have a case of them at home.

something you may want to practice with an instructor or another
pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the glasses off? I
mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find out that I
can land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose both glasses)

--Sylvain

Sylvain wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote:

On rare occasions I've had a contact pop out. Because of that I do
carry glasses in my flight bag. Since I wear disposible contacts it
would be no big deal for me to pop them out and let the drop on the
floor to their death since I have a case of them at home.

something you may want to practice with an instructor or another
pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the glasses off? I
mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find out that I
can land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose both glasses)

Me personally, I'm -7.5 in both eyes, I can't even read the instruments,
must less see anything outside. Runway markings? Forget it.

Of course, I've never lost a contact, ever, so I'm pretty blase about it.

Emily wrote:
Sylvain wrote:

Robert M. Gary wrote:

On rare occasions I've had a contact pop out. Because of that I do
carry glasses in my flight bag. Since I wear disposible contacts it
would be no big deal for me to pop them out and let the drop on the
floor to their death since I have a case of them at home.


something you may want to practice with an instructor or another
pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the glasses off? I
mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find out that I can
land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose both glasses)


Me personally, I'm -7.5 in both eyes, I can't even read the instruments,
must less see anything outside. Runway markings? Forget it.

Of course, I've never lost a contact, ever, so I'm pretty blase about it.
Runway MARKINGS? I don't think I could have found the runway, airport or
anything else!

Carry the glasses, they are better than nothing.

Margy

Sylvain wrote:
something you may want to practice with an instructor or another
pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the glasses off? I
mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find out that I
can land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose both glasses)


I lost my glasses once while snorkling the Itchtucknee River in northern
Florida; didn't have any others with me either. Damn. One of the guys with me
was an airline captain but he hadn't flown a small airplane in some time. I see
well enough to fly instuments without the correction, I can see the runway, etc.
What I can't see is traffic. I had the corrective lenses that are epoxied into
my face mask but it would fog up if I used it out of the water. So.... I used
the airline pilot as my spare eyeballs for distance vision..

Worked out fine. I will say I never flew without backup glasses after that. I
also constructed a zip up pouch to go on my buoyancy compensator so I wouldn't
lose my glasses when I go in the water again. That's worked out fine also. And
my sunglasses are corrected now as well.

Better safe than sorry.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

So.... I used
the airline pilot as my spare eyeballs for distance vision..

Did you log it as simulated instrument time?

Jose
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Jose wrote:
So.... I used the airline pilot as my spare eyeballs for distance
vision..

Did you log it as simulated instrument time?

Jose


Poor eyesight _is_ a "view limiting device"! G

Jose wrote:
So.... I used
the airline pilot as my spare eyeballs for distance vision..

Did you log it as simulated instrument time?


No... I was able to see the horizon way off in the distance and used that for my
distance reference. G What I couldn't see was any aircraft between me and
it. That's why I had the ATP up front with me.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

An airline senior captain went to the company doctor for his
regular 6 month First Class physical. There was a new
doctor on duty, seems the old doc had to go to the hospital
because of hip surgery.
Anyway, the captain filled out the forms and the young
doctor proceeded with the examination. Everything was fine
until they got to the eye exam. The captain could see just
fine close up, but could hardly even see the eye chart from
20 feet away.
The young doctor was shocked, he knew that the captain's
eyes had not gotten so bad in only 6 months. He asked the
captain, "How do you see to fly?"

To which then captain answered, "I'm the most senior pilot
with the company, I get my choice of routes and crew. I
always select the new co-pilots. I let them do a lot of the
work. I can see the instruments just fine and can nail an
ILS right down to 100 feet."
"But how do you land?" asked the doctor.
That's the easiest part, I just keep the ILS centered until
the co-pilot screams "Oh, my God!"


Then I flare.



"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in
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| Sylvain wrote:
| something you may want to practice with an instructor or
another
| pilot on board, but have you tried to fly with the
glasses off? I
| mean, just in case; I was somewhat surprised to find
out that I
| can land the thing if I have to (if I happen to loose
both glasses)
|
|
| I lost my glasses once while snorkling the Itchtucknee
River in northern
| Florida; didn't have any others with me either. Damn.
One of the guys with me
| was an airline captain but he hadn't flown a small
airplane in some time. I see
| well enough to fly instuments without the correction, I
can see the runway, etc.
| What I can't see is traffic. I had the corrective lenses
that are epoxied into
| my face mask but it would fog up if I used it out of the
water. So.... I used
| the airline pilot as my spare eyeballs for distance
vision..
|
| Worked out fine. I will say I never flew without backup
glasses after that. I
| also constructed a zip up pouch to go on my buoyancy
compensator so I wouldn't
| lose my glasses when I go in the water again. That's
worked out fine also. And
| my sunglasses are corrected now as well.
|
| Better safe than sorry.
|
|
|
| --
| Mortimer Schnerd, RN
| mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
|
|