Getting way off topic...

Lack of depth perception is also a disqualifier, even for private pilots,
unless you can prove you can judge distance with only one eye.  Helps to
know how far above the runway you are when you "flare" to land (when you
land a plane, you bring the nose up just before hitting the tarmac.  It
bleeds off airspeed and allows the rear gear to touch first).

I talked to our ADA liason a little bit ago and she said that there were a
plethora of jobs not protected by ADA if the ill performance of that job may
jeopardize the safety of others (cops, pilots, ship captains, etc.).  She
said that the law was written to protect employers as much as it was to
protect the employed.  In her opinion, the law was way to vague and open to
mis-interpretation of the writers' original intent.  I concur.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kathy Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 10:38 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Supreme Court Decision Affecting ADA Rights


The point is, it's correctable and therefore not a disability.  However the
FAA has the right to reject pilots whose vision cannot be corrected to 20/20
and that always has been the rule.  The pilot whose vision would not be
correctable to 20/20 would be a danger to the crew and passengers and
therefore not subject to rights under the ADA.

My dad told me he had to have 20/20 vision without glasses as a bomber pilot
in the USAF.

Kat


On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:21:12 -0400 Regina Urling <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Pilots need to have a corrected vision of 20 20.  That means that if they
have contacts or glasses that can correct it to that point, it is okay.

----- Original Message -----
From: "BG Greer, PhD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Supreme Court Decision Affecting ADA Rights


> In a message dated 6/10/02 6:58:49 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> >What about the sighted airline pilots whose vision was corrected with
> >glasses?
>
> So.... what about it????
>
> Bobby
>
>