Before my question, some back story. I am [barely] illegally blind in my right eye because of macular scarring from a retinal detachment.Let me describe it a bit, I have complete peripheral vision, can navigate a room, and see colors perfectly. What I can't do is focus on objects or read anything. Corrected my vision in my right eye is 20/200 and 20/15 combined.
Now my question. I went for my first class medical two weeks ago and passed everything with flying colors, besides obviously the intermediate, distant, close vision test[passed the visual field test]. I obviously expected this so I brought a form 8500-7 filled out by by eye doctor and a copy of
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org.../ame/guide/app_process/exam_tech/et/31-34/mv/
In case my AME wasn't familiar with this case, which he wasn't. Fast Forward two weeks and he sent all of my stuff to Oklahoma City since he couldn't issue me a medical. Here is my question, what are the odds I could get a waiver or SODA? If I go the SODA route, how could I obtain it if I have no flight experience? Thanks for any help.
Now my question. I went for my first class medical two weeks ago and passed everything with flying colors, besides obviously the intermediate, distant, close vision test[passed the visual field test]. I obviously expected this so I brought a form 8500-7 filled out by by eye doctor and a copy of
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org.../ame/guide/app_process/exam_tech/et/31-34/mv/
In case my AME wasn't familiar with this case, which he wasn't. Fast Forward two weeks and he sent all of my stuff to Oklahoma City since he couldn't issue me a medical. Here is my question, what are the odds I could get a waiver or SODA? If I go the SODA route, how could I obtain it if I have no flight experience? Thanks for any help.