Do I have to have perfect eyesight to be a pilot?

Do I have to have perfect eyesight to be a pilot?

Ian Pullin (Retired British Airways Pilot) gives expert video advice on: How long does basic training take for an airline pilot?; What is the hardest thing about training to become an airline pilot?; What advice would you give to an aspiring airline pilot? and more...

No. It used to be much stricter, but these days - as long as your vision is correctable by prescription lenses - there are lots of pilots that fly with glasses. When I started, nobody wore glasses to start the course, but by the time you're forty, then people are wearing glasses to be able to read the small-print on let-down plates.