The medical restrictions for a recreational or hobby pilot are not particularly stringent. You must be able, at the minimum, to obtain a DVLA HGV Medical Declaration from your GP. You are the best person to answer whether you feel you could obtain this or not. A person of average health will pass this requirement.

Glasses and contact lenses are permitted. Your eyesight should be good enough to drive after correction.

If you are interested in making flying a career, then we highly recommend you obtain a class 1 or class 2 CAA medical. For either case we suggest you come into the office, so we can tell you how to go about obtaining them. For class 2 medicals the club has it's own doctor with a surgery in Newcastle. Class 1 medicals must be obtained at Gatwick.