Originally Posted by
Imapylot
A quick google search shows that although it’s not common, you can develop color blindness for a number of reasons later in life. It’s possible that’s what happened. I know a guy who had an AME for years in Florida that never did an eye test of any kind. Many people used that AME. People went to him from all over the country. Eventually he was busted for basically handing out medicals. It’s possible this guy was in a similar situation and finally had to go to a legit AME that gave him a real eye test. It’s also possible he’s full of crap and deserved to be fired. It does seem really fishy but if this guy is smart enough to get hired at United, wouldn’t you think he’d be smart enough to realize how fishy this would look and he wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t legit? The truth will (maybe) be revealed at some point.
if you do this job, you’re fully aware you could sit in the right seat and never need to discern the colors on a taxiway. Follow along with the Jepps amm, and let the Capt taxi. The dude’s timing is hilariously suspect. He’s been flying his whole life, and then miraculously the problem appears a week after being eligible. 🤔
oh, but he could apparently see in the sim huh….just enough to get the football over the ltd eligibility goal. Come on man, ain’t nobody buying it.