ECDAA - The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association

A new article published on colour vision in aviation by Dr Ian Perry!

Putting the Common Sense in Colour Vision Deficiency By Dr Ian Perry MAE. DAvMed(London), Academician IAASM, FRAeS, Past Master Company of Air Pilots. FAMA,Colour Vision is a feature of visual perception. It is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity. At the back of the retina...

ECDAA would like to congratulate the newly appointed Secretary State for Transport Louise Haigh MP and Aviation Minister Mike Kane. We look forward to working with them on bringing in fairness, consistency and operational standardisation to colour vision regulations for pilots in the UK.

Fantastic news from Australia! 🇦🇺

www.casa.gov.au

Some great work by our friends in Australia! 🇦🇺

Merry Christmas from all the ECDAA Panel!

Have you read our new article on removing the stigma from Colour Blind?

This article explains why we need to call it colour deficiency and move away from the term 'blind' and why a practical test is the fairest and safest way to test pilots.

Breaking The Stigma: Colour Deficient NOT Colour Blind The Facts When most people think of the term colour blind they think of the photo above, they believe the person cannot see any colour. This is far from the truth, the condition that causes complete colour vision loss is called Achromatopsia occurring only in approximately 1 person in 33,000, which....

A fantastic discussion on colour vision with John O'brien and Dr Arthur Pape.

Colour Vision Deficiency - Discussion With John O'Brien Along with Dr Arthur Pape, John O'Brien fought CASA Avmed's damaging overreach on colour vision deficiency. John is going to discuss his career progression...

https://www.youtube.com/live/47uYoVBRL9I?feature=share
Must watch- Dr Arthur Pape talks about the amazing work they are doing in Australia to get CVD pilots flying commercially and bringing in the new ACVA (The Aviation Colour Vision Assessment).

Discussion with Dr Arthur Pape - Pilot Colour Vision Deficiency CASA Avmed is again trying to return to the dark ages in its approach to CVD. The brief period of enlightenment during which CASA adopted the NZ CAA's Opera...

An interesting video behind the scenes at Pooleys, one of ECDAA's collaboration partners. Make sure to use our code 'ECDAA' for all your Christmas aviation purchases on their website: https://www.pooleys.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAWPuNCW-xA

Behind the scenes at the Pooley's factory I take a tour of the Pooley's Flight Equipment factory and offer you a chance to win a Flight Guide and a personalised log book. To enter the competition vi...

Get 5% off your order at Pooleys for Black Friday and Christmas! USE CODE ‘ECDAA’

Are you looking to buy aviation gifts for Christmas , or do you want to get black Friday deals on many aviation items. Pooleys is a leading manufacturer and publisher of Aviation, Pilot Training and Flight Equipment. They sell over 2850 products worldwide including many of the worlds most recognisable aviation brands , Bose A20s or the Lightspeed Deltas

https://www.pooleys.com/

Home | Pooleys Flying and Navigational Products and Accessories Pooleys Flying and Navigational products and accessories provide Pilots with the most comprehensive range of finest Aviation equipment

More fairness needed in CAA's medical appeals

An Independent Medical Ombudsman is needed to bring fairness into UK CAA’s medical appeals, according to a scientific paper.
The paper was researched and written by Professor David Warnock-Smith of Buckinghamshire New University and an air transport consultant, and Jordan Penning, Operations Controller at Air Charter Service.
​
“The results revealed compelling evidence that the current CAA process is not as clear, fair, or transparent as it could be with only 21% stating yes to all three elements, lower than views on the currently published CASA and FAA processes, with 83% and 75% supporting them as they are respectively,” says the paper.
​
Research paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X22002736?via%3Dihub #!

Article Here: https://flyer.co.uk/more-fairness-needed-in-caas-medical-appeals/?fbclid=IwAR04yRLf3c4Krp3KK3EBE6WClqa6-aXmleD7cAYi4vB389ziEgGYdwbkVlM

'More fairness' needed in CAA's medical appeals : An Independent Medical Ombudsman is needed to bring fairness into UK CAA's medical appeals, according to a scientific paper.

'More fairness' needed in CAA's medical appeals : An Independent Medical Ombudsman is needed to bring fairness into UK CAA's medical appeals, according to a scientific paper.

The UK Government's new Independent Review Panel can look at challenges to certain personnel licensing and certification decisions made by the Civil Aviation Authority, which is a welcome step toward more progressive CVD testing and regulation. Read more about the panel here: gov.uk/government/groups/independent-review-panel-caa-personnel-licensing-and-certification-decisions

Independent Review Panel: CAA personnel licensing and certification decisions The Independent Review Panel can look at challenges to certain personnel licensing and certification decisions made by the Civil Aviation Authority.

It has been a busy couple of weeks for the ECDAA team as we prepare for the next step in our campaign. Stay tuned for more information! Visit our website: www.ecdaa.com

Home | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association ECDAA is a non-profit group in which CVD pilots have come together to create change in Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work

Have you been put off a career as a pilot because of the idea that you need perfect colour vision? Join ECDAA online and you can chat with like-minded people around the world, some of whom are flying successfully with colour vision deficiencies. Visit www.ecdaa.com.

Is colour vision really necessary for safe flying? ECDAA member Aleksander has written an article about it. Read it here! https://bit.ly/3H0n5fr

Is colour really necessary in the commercial cockpit for safe flight operations? Often an argument for denying a colour deficient pilot a medical certificate for commercial flying is based on their ability to interpret the flight deck display, called the Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS). This is because of the extensive use of colour in this display, therefore there is...

Don't forget you can use the code ECDAA with Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd for a 5% discount on purchases! Visit pooleys.com today!

Home | Pooleys Flying and Navigational Products and Accessories Pooleys Flying and Navigational products and accessories provide Pilots with the most comprehensive range of finest Aviation equipment

We hope you had a great new year! The team here at ECDAA are looking forward to working hard in 2022 to bring colour vision regulation into the spotlight. If you think you can help us, or if we can help you, join our forum or mailing list. Find out more at www.ecdaa.com

Home | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association ECDAA is a non-profit group in which CVD pilots have come together to create change in Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work

Merry Christmas from all the ECDAA team!🎄✨🎁

*New Pooley's Discount for ECDAA Members!*

Save money with Pooleys Flight Equipment Ltd!

We are pleased to have partnered with Pooley's Flight Equipment and now can offer a 5% discount on purchases when you use the code ECDAA. Head over to Pooley's and you can buy all sorts of equipment for your flying, from the famous Pooley's Flight Guide to flight simulation hardware. There's plenty to get as Christmas presents for fellow flyers! https://www.pooleys.com/

Are you a colour vision deficient pilot? If so then join ECDAA! We're a friendly and global group of people who want to drive change in colour vision regulation: https://www.ecdaa.com/

Home | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association ECDAA is a non-profit group in which CVD pilots have come together to create change in Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work

The Department for Transport has announced that they will be setting up a panel to oversea CAA decision making. What do you think? Join in over on our forum!

https://www.ecdaa.com/forum/welcome-to-the-forum/dft-to-bring-in-a-new-independent-panel-to-oversee-caa-decisions-and-ensure-best-practices-in-regulatory-decsions-are-made

DfT to bring in a new independent panel to oversee CAA decisions and ensure best practices in regulatory decsions are made... | The European Colour Hello everyone, this is quite a new announcement by the Dft ( Department for Transport ), I want to know what you think? You can find more information about the panel and how it will work here on our news tab https://www.ecdaa.com/news-1 . Do you think it could help make a positive change ?

It's a common misconception that a colour vision deficiency means you can't become a pilot at all. Not true! You can still have a world of fun as a private pilot...

Are you a colour vision deficient pilot? Join ECDAA and help us reform colour vision regulation and testing! www.ecdaa.com

Are you an aspiring pilot who needs advice on colour vision regulation? You can utilise our non-profit advice service now: ecdaa.com/facts-and-information

Advice Service | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association Get advice from one of our experienced panel members

Who is ECDAA? We are a non-profit group made up of CVD pilots who have come together to create awareness and change within Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work together to push for change within EASA towards a fairer more practical methods of testing that will stop the discrimination of many pilots and high-quality candidates. These testing methods are already being used in New Zealand and Australia where change has been made. We welcome you to join us and become part of this great community! Find out more at https://ecdaa.com

ECDAA | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association ECDAA is a non-profit group in which CVD pilots have come together to create change in Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work

Read about our panel members! ecdaa.com/team

If you think you could join, click here: ecdaa.com/join-now

Team | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association was founded by pilots, air traffic controllers and all types of aircrew. The panel works together to push for change and to represent the voice of all CVD Aircrew in Europe.

Are you a colour vision deficient pilot? If so then join ECDAA! We're a friendly and global group of people who want to drive change in colour vision regulation: https://www.ecdaa.com/

ECDAA | The European Colour Deficient Aircrew Association ECDAA is a non-profit group in which CVD pilots have come together to create change in Europe on colour vision regulation for aircrew. We support and provide advice for anyone facing medical denials or loss of licenses due to the restrictive regulation currently in place. ​We work

If you're interested in how the new operational colour vision assessment (OCVA) works, you can read the account of a New Zealander here: https://bit.ly/2UDrGki Hopefully, this pragmatic testing process will be introduced in the UK and EASA states.

The Occupational Colour Vission Assessment (OCVA) and how it works A New Zealand pilots account of their experience with the OCVA. Hopefully the future of the UK/EASA colour vision regulation. So in my case, I had already gone through the previous process of the CV testing requirements with the NZCAA with no success in obtaining a class 1 medical many years prior t...

If you missed our feature in Pilot Career News earlier this year then you can read it here: https://bit.ly/3d5QUON

New group pushes for colour vision changes - Pilot Career News Colour vision problems affect 1 in 12 men and the ‘red-green’ condition is a common stumbling block for aspiring pilots around the world.