lifesbeachy
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone, I am really hoping I can get some help here. I am having a lot of issues with color vision, and need help finding a solution.
I now have the restriction for no night flying on my medical, and I need help getting this removed. I have called Vanderbilt and almost every eye doctor I can find to see what tests they have, and so far all of them only have the ishahara plates, which I cannot pass.
Five years ago, I went and got my first class medical with no restrictions, I believe we used the keystone test, in any case I was able to see the numbers in the dots on this test. After my medical expired I went again for a new medical in Florida and failed the color vision portion. Since then I have gone back to my first AME and obtained a first class medical, no restrictions (to be fair, I do not think he gave me another color vision test this time). A few weeks later I received a letter from the FAA with a new medical, restriction placed back on the medical because I had failed the test in Florida.
So, I bought the farnsworth flashlight to practice, and sometimes I pass, sometimes I fail. I have gone to the local airport and had the tower shine the lights at me with my dad, a former FAA inspector from 2600' and I was able to see them. I went again a week later with another one of his friends from the FAA and did it from 1000' then 1500', missing only one of the colors (the tower kept alternating the lights in 1 second intervals, giving me the "return to starting point" signal lol).
I can, CLEAR AS DAY, see the nav lights on aircraft, I can see the green and white on the beacon, and I can see the lights at the airport. I know that I am not a threat to safety, and I really want to resolve this issue.
I need help finding someone that can administer an alternate test nearby, like I said, I have had a lot of difficulty with locating someone. Can I go to another AME with the farnsworth, or try and find one with the keystone test? Does anyone know what my options are in the Nashville area?
So, if all of that fails, I know I can take the OCVT/MFT, but I am super nervous about failing as it is forever. Also, because of finances, I have yet to obtain my private, how do I go about taking the MFT without my PPL? I would hate to spend a lot of money right now on my private only to fail, because if I cannot do this for a career that money could be better spend right now. I am extremely passionate about aviation, and I hate feeling this lost about what to do, please help!
Thanks, and sorry for the long post haha
I now have the restriction for no night flying on my medical, and I need help getting this removed. I have called Vanderbilt and almost every eye doctor I can find to see what tests they have, and so far all of them only have the ishahara plates, which I cannot pass.
Five years ago, I went and got my first class medical with no restrictions, I believe we used the keystone test, in any case I was able to see the numbers in the dots on this test. After my medical expired I went again for a new medical in Florida and failed the color vision portion. Since then I have gone back to my first AME and obtained a first class medical, no restrictions (to be fair, I do not think he gave me another color vision test this time). A few weeks later I received a letter from the FAA with a new medical, restriction placed back on the medical because I had failed the test in Florida.
So, I bought the farnsworth flashlight to practice, and sometimes I pass, sometimes I fail. I have gone to the local airport and had the tower shine the lights at me with my dad, a former FAA inspector from 2600' and I was able to see them. I went again a week later with another one of his friends from the FAA and did it from 1000' then 1500', missing only one of the colors (the tower kept alternating the lights in 1 second intervals, giving me the "return to starting point" signal lol).
I can, CLEAR AS DAY, see the nav lights on aircraft, I can see the green and white on the beacon, and I can see the lights at the airport. I know that I am not a threat to safety, and I really want to resolve this issue.
I need help finding someone that can administer an alternate test nearby, like I said, I have had a lot of difficulty with locating someone. Can I go to another AME with the farnsworth, or try and find one with the keystone test? Does anyone know what my options are in the Nashville area?
So, if all of that fails, I know I can take the OCVT/MFT, but I am super nervous about failing as it is forever. Also, because of finances, I have yet to obtain my private, how do I go about taking the MFT without my PPL? I would hate to spend a lot of money right now on my private only to fail, because if I cannot do this for a career that money could be better spend right now. I am extremely passionate about aviation, and I hate feeling this lost about what to do, please help!
Thanks, and sorry for the long post haha