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Old 03-03-2008 | 09:55 PM
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Default minimum vision requirements to fly RC?

What would you say is minimal vision requirements for flying RC? I used to fly when I was in high school and then quit the hobby because I thought I wanted to get in to boats. I did not have glasses at the time and things did get out of focus pretty quickly. I had 20/60 to 20/70 vision.

Years later (I'm 25 now) I have thought of getting back in to the hobby. I now wear glasses with about 20/40 to 20/50 vision and fit in to the military V3 category meaning I can do most combat arms trades if I wanted to. I plan to get laser eye surgery in the future so hopefully that will get me better than 20/20 even with my astigmatism.

I love planes and am studying to be a gas turbine mechanic as we speak. I would love to get back in to the hobby but don't know how my vision will hold up out there in the field.

Any tips? What are the best colors to paint your plane so you can see it better? Orange? Yellow?