Can you get an FAA medical with color blindness?
Can you get an FAA medical with color blindness? An applicant for a first- or second- class airman medical certificate who has defective color vision and desires an airman medical certificate without the color vision limitation must first demonstrate the ability to pass the OCVT during the day (as above) and then must pass a color vision Medical Flight Test (MFT).
What is the easiest FAA color vision test?
The Farnsworth Lantern test is reportedly one of the easiest tests to pass, but it must be taken before every FAA Medical Exam (See below).
What color blind test does the FAA use?
The OCVT (Operational Color Vision Test) consists of a sectional chart reading and light gun test, and the MFT (Medical Flight Test) is an actual flight with a FAA inspector from the FSDO to examine your operational capabilities in regards to color.