Thread: Can I still become a Commercial Airline Pilot??
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Old 07-13-2008 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by paestarr
I recently went for my First class medical and found out that I'm partially color blind. I took the Ishihara, Dvorine and AOC-HRR and failed by 1 or 2 plates on all of them. Now my last chance is the signal light test and I'm praying to all the gods to help me pass this test. My life long dream has been to become an airline pilot and its taken me 8 years to at least get enough money to go to one of those flight schools that offer everything "but" the airline job. Does anyone have any good and reliable and not beat around the bush advise for me because my moral and pride are just flushing away every second.
Some good advice here! It sounds like you are color deficient and like other here said there are waivers for it. If you were color blind like my cousin, you'd be out of luck, no waivers. Since you only missed 1 or 2 plates on all those tests you are not color blind.

If I were you, I’d contact those guys and ask for their help – that’s what they do for a living. I do not get any referral fee I’ve just heard they do a good job.

FAA Medical Certification / Color Vision

The FAA accepts several different tests to meet the color vision requirements. You must be able to differentiate between Aviation Signal Red, Green and White. If you do not pass the test given by the FAA medical examiner, you may take an alternate test.
An FAA administered light gun signal test is one option, however, if you fail, you will have a permanent restriction precluding night flight and flight requiring light signal control.

We Can Help!

We have helped thousands of pilots with this process. We assist you by working with a private ophthalmological facility / practitioner to obtain alternative color vision testing such as the Farnsworth Lantern.
After obtaining the essential records, we work directly with the FAA to obtain a letter of evidence. This letter may be substituted for the FAA medical examiner's color vision test during future exams.
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