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Title: Blind pilot is talked down
Post by: flyingrev on January 13, 2009, 06:02:07 PM

A pilot who suddenly went blind while flying his plane at 5,500ft (1,676m) was guided in to land by an RAF plane.

A plane was scrambled from the Royal Air Force base at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire UK to help stricken pilot Jim O'Neill, 65.

He was flying a two-seater Cessna aircraft from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Colchester, Essex, when he suffered a stroke and lost his sight.

The RAF plane flew alongside Mr O'Neill and the pilot shepherded him to the base with instructions over the radio by Wing Cdr Paul Gerrard.
full storyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7715345.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7715345.stm)

Title: Re: Blind pilot is talked down
Post by: aviator_06 on January 13, 2009, 09:10:22 PM

Wow! That was something else.

Title: Re: Blind pilot is talked down
Post by: ect76 on January 13, 2009, 11:03:36 PM

This happened a couple of months ago, didn't it? I seem to remember a thread about it on here!

Title: Re: Blind pilot is talked down
Post by: Galaxy001 on January 14, 2009, 01:37:53 PM

That's scary.  For both sides.  Amazing how they were able to get him down.