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Postby trojan rabbit » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:32 pm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/20 ... 904113.htm
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Re: I thought this was interesting...

Postby Mobius » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:18 pm

Did he intend to land in Australia, or was he trying to get back to the UK? ;)


Congratulations to him, that's quite an accomplishment.  You'd think being blind would totally ground you, but he's proved again you can accomplish almost anything when you put your mind to it.
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Re: I thought this was interesting...

Postby bok269 » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:37 am

Great story.  Very inspiring.
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Re: I thought this was interesting...

Postby trojan rabbit » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:49 pm

oh, eheh, sorry Ozzy
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Re: I thought this was interesting...

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:32 am

Thats a CFI's nightmare!

(introductory flight)
CFI:  "Ok, lets go out to the airplane"
Blind Guy:  "Just one moment, I have to find my cane"
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