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  1. 11-08-2008, 02:58 PM #1
    heeshung
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    Blind Pilot Lands Plane

    Quote Originally Posted by Yahoo! News / Associated Press
    A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.

    Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
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  2. 11-08-2008, 03:27 PM #2
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    Re: Blind Pilot Lands Plane

    I heard the guy's in pretty serious medical condition. Kudos to the RAF pilot, though.
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