You get in your plane. You take to the skies. All seems good. Suddenly – you go blind. Now, how are you going to get back home alive? Well, if you are bad-ass Jim O’Neill, you just get someone to talk you down to a safe landing.
A British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was talked safely down by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
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The air force said in a news release that O’Neill initially believed he’d been “dazzled” by bright sunlight, and made an emergency call for help. He then realized that something more serious was happening, and said, “I want to land, ASAP.”
Because, well, when you suddenly can’t see, the first thought is probably “Yo, tower – having a little trouble seeing. Can I get assistance?” I guess.
Now I confess, this is no “I’m trapped by this rock. Guess I’ll cut off my arm.” But it’s still pretty bad-ass to land with verbal guidance only. Well, and skill. Mad, mad skillz.
[tags]Stroke, Blindness, Bad-ass, Royal Air Force[/tags]