FDX vision requirement question
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FDX vision requirement question
FDX lists "vision correctable to 20/20" as a requirement for pilot hiring. Does anyone know if they are flexible with this and/or hire pilots with waivers? I have a waiver (SODA) because I'm only correctable to 20/25 or 20/30 ( depending on who is doing the eye exam).
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FDX lists "vision correctable to 20/20" as a requirement for pilot hiring. Does anyone know if they are flexible with this and/or hire pilots with waivers? I have a waiver (SODA) because I'm only correctable to 20/25 or 20/30 ( depending on who is doing the eye exam).
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Asolo,
I have the same condition as you. I have a SODA for a first class medical but my vision in one of my eyes is best corrected to 20/25ish. When trying to fill out the app for FedEx, one of the initial screening questions asks if both eyes are correctable to 20/20. I have to answer "no" and that causes the application to get snap-rejected.
They have a phone number on the Fedex Pilot Credentials website that they ask you to call if you get rejected for a perceived disability. I've tried calling that number several times over the past 3 months and have never gotten a returned phone call.
Personally, I could probably press the issue but FedEx is pretty far down my list of legacies so it's not a priority. I believe they are one of the only airlines left having the visual acuity requirement separate from just requiring a first class medical.
I have the same condition as you. I have a SODA for a first class medical but my vision in one of my eyes is best corrected to 20/25ish. When trying to fill out the app for FedEx, one of the initial screening questions asks if both eyes are correctable to 20/20. I have to answer "no" and that causes the application to get snap-rejected.
They have a phone number on the Fedex Pilot Credentials website that they ask you to call if you get rejected for a perceived disability. I've tried calling that number several times over the past 3 months and have never gotten a returned phone call.
Personally, I could probably press the issue but FedEx is pretty far down my list of legacies so it's not a priority. I believe they are one of the only airlines left having the visual acuity requirement separate from just requiring a first class medical.
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I guess it's a good thing that FedEx is pretty far down your list. It's not personal. It's business.
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So if you ran a company which had 200 job openings for a job that required the individual to be "at least 5'10" tall", and you had 5000 resumes, all from valid candidates, who met the height minimum, how interested would you be in looking at and hiring someone who didn't meet the minimum?
I guess it's a good thing that FedEx is pretty far down your list. It's not personal. It's business.
I guess it's a good thing that FedEx is pretty far down your list. It's not personal. It's business.
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Color vision deficiencies were partially to blame in the TLH 727 crash. One of the pilots had a SODA if I recall correctly. Visual acuity is critical in aviation, but I am thinking that in light of the percentage of night flying we do and the TLH mishap 20/20 vision will important to FDX.
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