Does anyone know anyone who has gotten a waiver for depth perception?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:25:38 -0400

I know they give them on a case by case basis.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 3 at 2017 11:17 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 23:17:44 -0400

Nope.
Visual acuity, particularly depth perception, is key for an aviator.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2017 1:56 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 01:56:12 -0400

As far as I know you can technically get waivered for virtually anything. However the odds of your waiver being approved is the key. For depth perception I would say it is low.

But that doesn't mean you can't try. When they tried to fail me on my eye exam I went and got two second opinions and submitted those with my flight physical, and they waivered me. Anything is possible.

Response by LTC Joseph Bost made Nov 5 at 2017 2:09 PM

LTC Joseph Bost — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 14:09:19 -0500

What?.......depth perception is crucial....it’s not about you.....it’s about the soldiers (their safety ) you may be carrying in the blackest of night to a sloping LZ......or flying in formation under night vision systems....

Response by LtCol Robert Quinter made Nov 7 at 2017 11:36 PM

LtCol Robert Quinter — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 23:36:20 -0500

I hate to be brutal, but why would you want one? The pilots are normally the first to hit when an aircraft crashes. Seriously, if you push it, and even get it, it would only be given with restrictions on your flight status similiar to the restrictions placed on experienced pilots as their vision degrades; any restrictions would have a negative impact upon the pleasure you would experience by being a pilot and be a career limitation.

Response by CPT Brian Reno made Nov 9 at 2017 12:28 PM

CPT Brian Reno — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:28:08 -0500

I doubt it. It's been many years, but I had four eye exams before I was ever able to touch the controls. Depth perception is critical when flying NOE or goggles.