Blind pilot is talked down

[flyingrev]

A pilot who suddenly went blind while flying his plane at 5,500ft (1,676m) was guided in to land by an RAF plane.

A plane was scrambled from the Royal Air Force base at Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire UK to help stricken pilot Jim O'Neill, 65.

He was flying a two-seater Cessna aircraft from Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Colchester, Essex, when he suffered a stroke and lost his sight.

The RAF plane flew alongside Mr O'Neill and the pilot shepherded him to the base with instructions over the radio by Wing Cdr Paul Gerrard.
full storyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7715345.stm

[aviator_06]

Wow! That was something else.

[ect76]

This happened a couple of months ago, didn't it? I seem to remember a thread about it on here!

[Galaxy001]

That's scary.  For both sides.  Amazing how they were able to get him down.