junfan26
Snake Griffin
I'm currently on schedule to go to OCS in January (191). I got my 6-month checkup yesterday, and my right eye is 20/10, but my left eye is 20/30. I now have four options, to my understanding.
1) Do nothing. My vision is great, and unless I close my right eye, I can't tell.
2) Wear a contact lens in my left eye to fly.
3) Get PRK again, immediately, on my left eye again to bring it up to snuff, thus delaying OCS at least another six months.
4) Wait until after OCS, then get PRK again on leftie.
I know this is the wrong attitude, but I really would like to be a pilot (over an NFO) if possible. Given my situation, what are your recommendations? I've heard you can have 20/40 uncorrected vision and still be a pilot, but I've also heard other things, and I kinda want as many opinions as possible (and I respect the posters on this forum IMMENSELY).
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. - Alex
1) Do nothing. My vision is great, and unless I close my right eye, I can't tell.
2) Wear a contact lens in my left eye to fly.
3) Get PRK again, immediately, on my left eye again to bring it up to snuff, thus delaying OCS at least another six months.
4) Wait until after OCS, then get PRK again on leftie.
I know this is the wrong attitude, but I really would like to be a pilot (over an NFO) if possible. Given my situation, what are your recommendations? I've heard you can have 20/40 uncorrected vision and still be a pilot, but I've also heard other things, and I kinda want as many opinions as possible (and I respect the posters on this forum IMMENSELY).
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. - Alex