May be of interest Ian M ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andrew Jowett <[email protected]> Date: 1 May 2012 23:15 Subject: Colour Vision Defective Pilots Association www.cvdpa.com To: Ian Mc Phee <[email protected]>
Hi all, Do you know any flyers with colour vision defects?? If so please forward this email to them Dr. Arthur Pape is back and is going into battle to challenge the remains of the aviation colour perception standard after his wins in 1989. In 1989 he got the regulations reduced to the granting of a free pass to airline flying as Captain by just naming correctly the 3 lights of the Tower Light Signal Test given by the Tower but even that has to go! Its the only time they are used! So here in Australia we've had Colour Vision Defective pilots in all levels of aviation including the airlines for over 23 years! They pass their simulated emergency check-rides as well as CV Normals - surely the best practical test ever existed. They fly 747s into Europe where if they wanted to hire a Cessna 172 to fly at night they would be be turned down for being 'unsafe'. We have another court case just starting in Australia and we predict it is going to clear up the last vestiges of the colour standard. Four very experienced airline first officers who havent passed the tower light gun test or refuse to take it have asked CASA to remove their restrictions "not for ATPL use" (reqd by Captain only) and "only for flight in Australia" on their medical and have taken CASA's refusal to appeal at the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal. This is where Arthur Pape won in 1989. Arthur is guiding the lawyers this time around too. We have some hefty legal bills but if we get every CVD pilot or wannabe just to join up for one year we will have plenty of funds to see this through in Australia and have enough to do Europe and the USA. Please take a look at the new website: http://www.cvdpa.com I have worked very closely with Arthur Pape on this for the last 3months. I am colour defective and my aspirations to fly for a living were dashed when I was a kid and it really was for no reason at all when it comes to flying. See the website to see why Andy
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