Thread: An aging pilot
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Old October 25th 04, 04:54 AM
Jose
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So I've reached my 46th year fairly unscathed. [so what do you do?]

First thing I would do is learn hexadecimal. I'm thirty. Hex.

My biggest concession to age has been my vision [...]
I'm going to need bifocals at my next check up for sure


Already have them, had them for a few years. Actually, what I did was to get one bifocal lens in my right eye with the bottom lens set further down than usual, and less of a correction. I use it for reading my instrument chart. In my left eye I
have a single vision lens set for distance. I like to look down, and I'm on the left side of the plane. It took some getting used to, and some argument with my optician who wouldn't fill my prescription that way, so I had to get a new exam and tell
the doctor what I wanted. It's time for a new exam though.

As long as I can pass the medical and BFR I'll keep flying. If I'm concerned that my condition is a hazard to flight, I'll tell this to my flight examiner so he can see whether or not it is, before I hang anything up.

Jose
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