TheMerryFisher
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
This is something I feel very passionate about as I don't find the system very fair at all.
I was prevented from being a pilot at a young age due to not being to pass the Ishihara colour blind test. These plates "determine" whether you have a deficiency. This will then put you under the bracket of "colour blind".
In the last couple of years I was made aware of a CAD colour vision test one could sit at the City, University of London which showed that I met the colour vision standards to be an aviation pilot but was far below the standards set by the MCA?
How is this possible?! Surely in an aircraft travelling at 160Kts+ on an approach is far more dangerous if you "can't see" the correct lights, or identify if an aircraft is coming towards you? How is this more dangerous than being on a bridge and looking out? You still have the aid of radar and none of this makes much sense.
I can fully understand should you be monochromatic then that does complicate matters.
However, I am not prevented from people from driving super large vehicles on land or driving at high speed. There are no restrictions on people who are colour deficient from driving a car either.
I would be incredibly grateful if you could support my petition to try and change things, so people who are more than capable of flying, piloting boats/ships, train driving don't need to needlessly miss out!
Sign the Petition
Pilot colour vision: Colour-blind? You can still become a pilot
This is something I feel very passionate about as I don't find the system very fair at all.
I was prevented from being a pilot at a young age due to not being to pass the Ishihara colour blind test. These plates "determine" whether you have a deficiency. This will then put you under the bracket of "colour blind".
In the last couple of years I was made aware of a CAD colour vision test one could sit at the City, University of London which showed that I met the colour vision standards to be an aviation pilot but was far below the standards set by the MCA?
How is this possible?! Surely in an aircraft travelling at 160Kts+ on an approach is far more dangerous if you "can't see" the correct lights, or identify if an aircraft is coming towards you? How is this more dangerous than being on a bridge and looking out? You still have the aid of radar and none of this makes much sense.
I can fully understand should you be monochromatic then that does complicate matters.
However, I am not prevented from people from driving super large vehicles on land or driving at high speed. There are no restrictions on people who are colour deficient from driving a car either.
I would be incredibly grateful if you could support my petition to try and change things, so people who are more than capable of flying, piloting boats/ships, train driving don't need to needlessly miss out!
Sign the Petition
Pilot colour vision: Colour-blind? You can still become a pilot
