Extra eyeglasses required?

[Edward Summer]

I wear contact lenses and do bring an extra pair of eyeglasses along when I fly. A CFI told me it is required to bring along an extra set per the FARs...hmnn?

I know it's a good idea but can I cannot find it in the FARs? Is it in there?

Thanks
Ed

 

[A Squared]

Hmmm, I don't know about this. I don't know of any requirement ...... but, it might be there, I suppose. There's a lot of misinformation flying around about the regulations. Here's my suggestion, anytime someone says "it's required" or "it's prohibited" Ask them to show you where it's required or prohibited. I think a lot of CFI's are just spouting things thy've been told, without checking themselves. Naturally, their students beleive them, so when thay become CFIs........

If an instructor is telling you stuff about hte regulations, it is not unreasonable to expect them to be able to back that up with a reference.


Sorry, don't have an answer to your question.

regards

 

[DaveJ]

Medical Restriction?

I wear contacts (have since I was 16) and when I first started flying in the 70s, my medical certificate used to have a statement that said I needed to have a spare set of glasses in my possession. Somewhere around 15 or so years ago, the extra glasses statement was dropped. Now it just says "corrected lenses required."

 

[bigsky]

Dont know of a Far but do know most airlines have that requirement in their op specs.

 

[501261]

It's not in the specifically in the FAR's but it might be written on a medical (i.e. "glasses required for distant vision & extra glasses must be available for near vision"), or on OPSPECS thereby making it an FAR.

 

[Nargule]

Glasses Required?

I just recieved my 3rd class medical last July. The AME wrote under "Limitations":

'Holder shall wear lenses that correct for distant vision and possess glasses that correct for that near vision.'

I take this to mean that if I wear contacts, I must also possess glasses in case something happens with the contacts.

Problably nothing in the FAR's specifically about having 'back-up' glasses, but you do have comply with the limitaions on the medical. So either it is up to the AME or maybe they have guidelines they have to follow concerning this.

Tom

 

[DaveJ]

Just reading glasses

You just need reading glasses if your contacts correct for distant vision. Note that it doesn't say you need a spare set of glasses, just that you need to correct your distant and near vision.

 

[Nargule]

Re: Just reading glasses

You just need reading glasses if your contacts correct for distant vision. Note that it doesn't say you need a spare set of glasses, just that you need to correct your distant and near vision.

Who said anything about reading glasses? Near vision means I can't see far away (far signted people need reading glasses, near sighted people can't see far away).I do not require glasses for reading. So basically it says 'lenses' but then further specifies 'posess glasses'.

Tom

 

[trainerjet]

Re: Re: Just reading glasses

Who said anything about reading glasses? Near vision means I can't see far away (far signted people need reading glasses, near sighted people can't see far away).I do not require glasses for reading. So basically it says 'lenses' but then further specifies 'posess glasses'.

Tom

I highly recommend you contact your AME and have him explain the limitations on your medical. It's obvious you don't understand. If your limitation reads "must wear corrective lenses for distant vision" it means your distant vision needs correcting. You have problems seeing things that are distant. If you must "posses glasses to correct for near vision" it means your near vision may need correcting at times. Near vision means for things that are near. You don't nead to wear corrective lenses for near vision, just posses glasses. Like Dave said, this typically means reading glasses. The fact that you must wear corrective lenses (and this means either glasses or contacts) for distant vision and posses glasses for near vision doesn't mean that you must have glasses in case you lose your contacts. It clearly states that they are for different things. One for distant vision, one for near vision.

But please, don't take my word for it...or anyone else's on this board. Contact the AME who issued your medical and have him explain it to you. Because again, it's clear you don't understand.

And to those who have suggested that there are "ops specs" that deal with this subject, I challenge you to provide the specific chapter. All ops specs are generic and the same. Chapter A defines which paragraphs each operator is authorized or not authorized for. For example, Chapter A, para. A004 will say that "the use of powerplant reversing systems for rearward taxi...." either is or is not authorized. If it is authorized, Chapter C, para C065 lists the conditions and limitations for powerback operations. If it is not authorized, then para C065 is omitted. Para. C055 deals with Alternate Mins, para. C078 with Lower Than Standard Takeoff Mins....in all ops specs. They are generic. So someone please find me the paragraph that deals with "carrying a spare set of glasses". There may be something in your Company Ops Manual (COM) or Flight Ops Manual (FOM) or whatever your company calls it requiring it, but these are not "ops specs". Ops Spces are FAA generated and issued, and are regulatory. COMs, etc are FAA approved, company generated documents. Big difference.