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| Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ohio
Posts: 43
| Ok, I am interested in becoming an air traffic controller, but before I started anything, I had a couple of questions to ask. First off, I am color deficient (not color blind)... basically I can see the difference between red/blue/green but I have trouble distinguishing between different reds and such. Is this something that would disqualify me? I read that there are multiple color vision tests you can take other than the Ishihara test... anyone know anything about this? I also have a mild heart murmur (usually the doctor can't even hear it). I read that if I had a cardiologist write me a letter for the physical that all would be alright... is this true? Anyone else out there have any of these issues? |
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| Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,124
| The heart murmur will not be an issue. The color deficiency is another issue, especially with the FAA going to digital displays with multiple shades of colors. They have a Farnsworth lantern modification (Aviation Light Test) the Regional offices use for ATC testing. |
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