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Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster by BurningFrog on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @10:50AM (#14744633)
You can become color blind later though.
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Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster by manarth on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @11:45AM (#14745120)
Commercial pilots are generally required to take a regular medical (it's every 6 months or 12 months in the UK).

If a pilot were to acquire colour blindness, they'd be obliged to ground themselves and report the condition to the aviation authority.

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Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster by dbarlett on Tuesday July 11, 2017 @12:26PM (#14745471)
Or temporarily from medication, particularly those used to treat erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia [1][2].

[1] https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/av...

[2] https://www.leftseat.com/viagra.htm

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Re:SFO near miss might have triggered aviation disaster by URSpider94 on Wednesday July 12, 2017 @02:43AM (#14750603)
... and as a professional pilot, you'd probably have to consult a flight physician if you were taking meds like these.
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