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Old 7th Nov 2008, 10:50
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BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Blind pilot guided to land by RAF
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Absolutely amazing..
I'd like to read the full story when it emerges.. but it's right up there with the inadvertant Lightning flight by the wg cdr eng..
Well done to all concerned.
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Station Commander at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Gp Capt Mark Hopkins, said: "The Royal Air Force has the best pilots and air traffic controllers in the world.
Cool, now go and tell this to Chuck Yeager

Nice rescue by the way.
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15000 feet!

One has to wonder WIH he was doing at 15,000 in a "two-seat Cessna" and whether it caused the blindness?
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Or did he "drift" up to 15,000 in the interval between the initial call and the Tucano arriving, in the absence of any awarenes cues? I think, personally, I'd rather risk hypoxia than unity with the scenery.

Top marks to both aviators.
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Fantastic story and well done to all involved.

I just hope his condition gets better and he pulls through to be able to thank the guys that helped him out.
 
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Re Chuck Yeager

You will note that the quotation from the Stn Cdr was present tense - Chuck Yeager fought in WW2 and was a Brigadier General in 1969. I was not aware that the USAF employs pilots who are more than 80 years old.
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A cracking yarn, even if only half true.
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Amazing story. Surely deserves some recognition this one.
I wish Mr O'Neill a speedy recovery from illness.
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BBC Radio are reporting that the pilot suffered from a stroke. He is fortunate to be still with us.
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A job very well done indeed to the rescue pilot.

Glad the victim was smart enough to call for help when he did and the back up was there when he needed it.

This calls for a gong at least, IMHO.
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The Cessna was a T-182T Turbo Skylane, more than capable of 15,000ft i think?
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T-182T Turbo Skylane
Capable of 20,000'

Cessna T182T Turbo-Skylane (2003) Aircraft performance and specifications
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Not that I read the "People" (honest guv) but I was surprised it stated that the a/c involved was a "4 seater Cessna Jet" with a picture of a biz jet and a Tornado on the page.
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The collective achievement in this instance should not be likened in any sense to the inadvertent Lightning flight in th 60's by the Wg Cdr Eng. In this case outstanding airmanship and ATC resulted in a safe landing. In the case of the Lightning the cause of the incident and the recovery of the aircraft was the sole responsibility of the good Wg Cdr.
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Good effort all round, and nice to see some sensible, restrained reporting by the BBC for a change.
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The parallel I was making between this incident and the Lightning episode was that while both situations were ones in which the person flying the aeroplane must've thought - this can't be happening to me - the cause of each and the way they were resolved are clearly different.
Not sure which one would be worse - flying blind (literally) or sat on a safe ejection seat, with no comms, in a Lightning..
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Except I think he was seated on an empty orange box....
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Not sure which one would be worse - flying blind (literally) or sat on a safe ejection seat, with no comms, in a Lightning..
Of course the blind pilot was at least current on type, whereas the Wing Cdr was a bit lacking in hours on type, and hours in general
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Blinded pilot guided to safe landing by RAF after suffering mid-air stroke - Times Online
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