Rather O/T: Flying blind

[IanP]

Thought the denizens here might appreciate this one from the BBC News website...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7715345.stm

I have to admit though, I'm not sure I'd want to be trying to keep a Tucano in formation with a 152, let alone doing so with a blinded pilot who I'm trying to talk down!

Ian P.

[cheezyflier]

talk about a high stress situation! pshew! i'm glad it turned out alright, hope the pilot recovers from whatever is his illness

[myles]

According to the article, he had a stroke which caused the blindness. I think that makes it even more remarkable that he was able to land safely, even with the assistance of the boys in blue!

Myles

[dominique]

reminds me of an old classic

Two men dressed in pilots' uniforms walk up the aisle of the aircraft. Both are wearing dark glasses, one is using a guide dog, and the other is tapping his way along the aisle with a cane.

Nervous laughter spreads through the cabin, but the men enter the cockpit the door closes, and the engines start up. The passengers begin glancing nervously around, searching for some kind of a sign that this is just a little practical joke. None is forthcoming.

The plane moves faster and faster down the runway, and the people sitting in the window seats realize they're headed straight for the water at the edge of the airport property. Just as it begins to look as though the plane will plow straight into the water, panicked screams fill the cabin.

At that moment, the plane lifts smoothly into the air. The passengers relax and laugh a little sheepishly, and soon all retreat into their magazines and books, secure in the knowledge that the plane is in good hands.

Meanwhile, in the cockpit, one of the blind pilots turns to the other and
says, 'You know, Bob, one of these days, they're gonna scream too late and we're all gonna die' !! :jump: