Again reported facts are confused,15000ft or 5000ft, Cessna basic or Turbo, vision blind or restricted, Mayday or PAN, RAF Tucano specially modified for incident, missed radar solo approach at York.
It has been demonstrated that experienced pilots (road or air) can achieve world records if accompanied by sighted 'navigators' alongside.
A result in this case, I guess the RAF pilot will get an extra Xmas card, at least and James will be thankful it was only a CVA, not a heart attack!
Well done both!