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should I be worried?

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Raptor2216

Raptor2216

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So i've been doing my flight physical over the past weeks in preperation for my commissioning. I had been very worried about the eye portion but I knew going into it that I have 20/20, if not better, in both eyes and sure enough I did. However, when I did the cyclo, I couldn't read the line without minor correction. I am worried because I was not squinting during the normal exam and I have never had to squint or strain my eyes. I will be at TBS around the end up 2005 so i'll be in p-cola in a year and a half. I'm very worried about deterioration and how bad my eyes may be in another year and a half.

Did anyone else have mixed results on the cyclo, but you can see extremely well without squinting otherwise? I guess i'm just looking for some reassurance.
 
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KBayDog

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Wear goggles at TBS (esp. during night navigation), get a security blanket, and we'll see you in Pensacola.
 
Penguin

Penguin

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Under normal conditions, everyone's eyes accomodate (focus) on what you're looking at. The whole point of the cyclo is to paralyze those muscles to see what your vision is without your eye accomodating, i.e. focusing, on what you're seeing. Almost no one has pefect vision on the cyclo. Besides, if you end up less than 20/20, you can wear glasses. Trust me, it's not the end of the world. I'm 20/25 in one eye, so I fly that way every day. If you haven't noticed any major changes recently, I highly doubt you'd drop below 20/40 before next year, short of a stick in the eye. Relax, and worry about PT, TBS, API, etc.!
 
winger

winger

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KBayDog said:
Wear goggles at TBS (esp. during night navigation), get a security blanket, and we'll see you in Pensacola.
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I didn't wear goggles because they would always fog up (in the summer) and I got poked in the eye about 10 times but my vision survived. As long as you don't take a 2x4 in the running lights at a dead sprint the trees can't hurt you too badly.

Like KBay said, just find those damn boxes.
 
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KBayDog

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The fogging was a problem during the day, but spit/anti-fog (for SCUBA masks) helped out a lot. Plus, during the day, you can see the sticks that aim for your eyes.

At night, the fogging didn't matter - you couldn't see squat, anyway!
 
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themenz

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If anyone on this forum would like to try a sample send your shipping address to gene@motosolutions.com A few weeks after the samples are sent, I will send an email with a few questions about the type of equipment you tried FogTech on, the conditions and how it performed on the job.

This will add to our knowledge about FogTech's capabilities.
 
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