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Old 6th Aug 2003, 05:58
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ausdoc
 
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I've been involved in the return to flying of a bilateral below-knee amputee. A lot of static, ground and in-flight assessments were made. These included pre-flight, taxiing, normal procedures, abnormal and emergency procedures, and emergency egress. His only restriction now is a requirement to have a formal check-out on each type. He has a CPL(A & H), MECIR. He's now flown squirrel, UH1-H, Blackhawk and King Air. He's learned to get around the braking problem, and has no difficulty with applying progressive brake pressure.

Obviously he is a very motivated guy, but it demonstrates that it is entirely possible. What part of the world are you from tulsa?
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