Blind Pilot lands Cessna with help from the RAF

2008 November 8
by Rich

Here’s an amazing story about a 65 year old man who suffered a stroke while flying a Cessna at 15,000ft. The RAF scrabbled a Tucano T1 training plane in order to talk the blind pilot down.

Check out the BBC video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7716662.stm

Hats off to the RAF Wing Cdr Paul Gerrard and Jim O’Neill.

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