supradibbs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 AS some know am a aircraft mech by trade Anyways i have always wanted to be a pilot and it seems i may get a chance to do it We operate quite old airplane namely the DC10 which still operate a flight engineer which am more than qualified to do It seems my supervisor maybe able to get me a position as a 3rd officer(flight engineer) and if i pay for my commercial i could move over to the right hand seat withing 10 months Now will cost me about 50k to do the full commercial which i could do in about 5 months full time but the good thing about being the flight engineer is i can use the hours as flight hours so will count towards a type rating so would save me a bundle The downside the supra would have to go and also a small remorgage too I have small colour blindness which i have been told can be beat by memorising the test book:d What to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 You can't take money with you when you go Go for it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 You can't take money with you when you go Go for it ! Thats so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Yeah go for it mate - if its a life long dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 The only other thing to consider is i will be without a wage for 5 months and have a morgage to pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Go for it Absoloutly. If its something you have always wanted to do its an opportunity too good to turn down:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The only other thing to consider is i will be without a wage for 5 months and have a morgage to pay Presumabally though, if you can get through those months it will pay for itself once qualified:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 you cant just "become" a pilot mate lol, you have to be sh!t hot academically. P.s, i think you should dot, prove me wrong that any old joe can become a pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 The only other thing to consider is i will be without a wage for 5 months and have a morgage to pay Get a bigger mortgage to cover the other 5 months, think of all the hot stewardess you can bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I have small colour blindness which i have been told can be beat by memorising the test book:d Wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thats just great. A few years time I could be on my holiday, flying on a airliner with a colour blind pilot. Copilot: Err, .... captain Wayne,... Warning lights are flashing. Engines over heating sir. Wayne: No its not. Those lights are green. Go for it. First dips on the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thats just great. A few years time I could be on my holiday, flying on a airliner with a colour blind pilot. Copilot: Err, .... captain Wayne,... Warning lights are flashing. Engines over heating sir. Wayne: No its not. Those lights are green. Go for it. First dips on the car 30k you can pick it up tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Do it - without a doubt do it. Oh and just noticed we share the same birthdate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wrong Grr just typed a reply and IE crashed Anyways, thought i'd expand on this. The Ishihara test is the one you're on about learning which is possible but only if the tester doesn't change the order on you. The first plate is normally "12" because it should be seen by everyone and makes sure that you can actually read After that, there's "transforming plates" and "vanishing plates" etc. If they change the order on these you might struggle depending on the depth of your colourblindness. If it's only slight, you should pass an Ishihara test. If it's deeper than that then you might struggle if they change the order. The plates do as their names suggest: Transforming - normal trichromat sees one particular number, people who are colour deficient see another depending on whether it's a red / green issue. Vanishing - normal trichromats don't see a number but deficients do, again the number depends on what deficiency you have. You can usually tell if you've seen a Vanishing plate as the number still looks a bit "different" to the others. It's tricky though. There's also other things they could use on you besides numbers, like asking you to trace a pattern of coloured dots - you can't prelearn that one Depending on how colour blind you are, if it's only slight then it helps if you know a friendly optician If you're slightly colourblind, they sometimes assess you themselves and see if you're still competent and if so, issue a certificate saying you are or they might limit your hours to daylight only. I dunno what they do as we never hear back from applicants that have applied with a known deficiency. I know a lad who i went to school with failed on his vision, i didn't ask him what one though because he's a tw@t If you get through the Ishihara test, it depends what the CAA might want after that: http://www.academy.org.uk/reference/civilavi.htm If they still do lantern testing etc, that's not really possible to blag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-NEMIE Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 dont wait till your older and say i wish i had done that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 3k you can pick it up tomorrow good price matey:d when i saw the headline of this thread i thought you were going on deal or no deal;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 good price matey:d when i saw the headline of this thread i thought you were going on deal or no deal;) bit pricey for an N/A, even tho its any aerotop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 when i saw the headline of this thread i thought you were going on deal or no deal;) I thought he was going to have the operation Miss Dibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Definately go for it, I logged about 14 hours and was about to sit my air law exam before going solo when I had major problems and ran out of cash. Never been able to afford to go back since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Grr just typed a reply and IE crashed Anyways, thought i'd expand on this. The Ishihara test is the one you're on about learning which is possible but only if the tester doesn't change the order on you. The first plate is normally "12" because it should be seen by everyone and makes sure that you can actually read After that, there's "transforming plates" and "vanishing plates" etc. If they change the order on these you might struggle depending on the depth of your colourblindness. If it's only slight, you should pass an Ishihara test. If it's deeper than that then you might struggle if they change the order. The plates do as their names suggest: Transforming - normal trichromat sees one particular number, people who are colour deficient see another depending on whether it's a red / green issue. Vanishing - normal trichromats don't see a number but deficients do, again the number depends on what deficiency you have. You can usually tell if you've seen a Vanishing plate as the number still looks a bit "different" to the others. It's tricky though. There's also other things they could use on you besides numbers, like asking you to trace a pattern of coloured dots - you can't prelearn that one Depending on how colour blind you are, if it's only slight then it helps if you know a friendly optician If you're slightly colourblind, they sometimes assess you themselves and see if you're still competent and if so, issue a certificate saying you are or they might limit your hours to daylight only. I dunno what they do as we never hear back from applicants that have applied with a known deficiency. I know a lad who i went to school with failed on his vision, i didn't ask him what one though because he's a tw@t If you get through the Ishihara test, it depends what the CAA might want after that: http://www.academy.org.uk/reference/civilavi.htm If they still do lantern testing etc, that's not really possible to blag i need to find more information on this as the missus knows 3 comercial pilots who have done this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Yeah speak to them, depends what the Authority can offer as it's them you need to satisfy. Not many people suffer from vocational rejection based on colour defects, when they do they're usually applying for the Forces or are very colour blind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Do it and best of luck to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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