Question by Rand Al’Thor: Can profoundly deaf people become either commercial or private pilots of helicopters/planes?
For example, if a profoundly deaf person wanted to become a private/commercial pilot of helicopters/planes, would they be stopped by airspace officials such as FAA because of their deafness?
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Answer by FreeFlyinFool
Believe it or not, no. There is a pilot local to me who is deaf, and managed to get his private certificate. He must have somebody else in the plane with him at all times to monitor the radio and relay it to him, but he is allowed to fly. You can get a waiver for anything these days. Hell, I know a cfii who is blind in one eye
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