Some years ago, a friend told me that he was on regional airline a type rating course with a bloke that had lost his arm in a light aircraft crash on the other side of the planet. Said individual regained his medical, moved to the other side of the world and got a job with a low cost airline operating aircraft with a side stick controller. He wasn't able to complete training due to being unable to operate the side stick due to his disability. He then went to the regional airline and passed a TR on a turboprop with conventional controls. I have no idea what became of him.....
I think that the CAA should have a rethink about the incident pilots ability to hold a medical and the airline should give him a training or management role. I know it isn't politically correct to say that. But when you are pairing up new FO's with a Captain whose arm falls off in demanding conditions; oh come on.
Last edited by Fair_Weather_Flyer; 14th Aug 2014 at 14:40.