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Title: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: tigers_gonads on 15 August 2014, 17:06:05
I'm all for equal opportunities but this is taking it a little far imo  ::) ;D ;D

I hope he is not claiming DLA as well  ;D ;D 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28785171
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: biggriffin on 15 August 2014, 18:20:09
What's all the fuss.
A certain Douglas Bader dfc. Had two artificial tin legs and flew Hurricanes and spitfires' in the battle of Britain, parachuted out over France,was captured,tried to escape twice, and after the war worked for shell,all over the world by flying.
There are ex troops with amputations that do more,and just get on with life,but that isn't a story.
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: Kevin Wood on 15 August 2014, 18:55:10
We have a couple of gliders modified for disabled pilots.  :y

An able bodied pilot can lose his grip as well - or get cramp.

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...can wear their prostheses to operate the foot-controlled rudder - which changes the direction of the plane..

OFFS! >:( Aviation correspondent is on his lunch break so we ask the sailing correspondent instead. The plebs'll never know the difference. ::)
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: plym ian on 15 August 2014, 18:55:30
I always said flying cost an arm and a leg
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: PhilRich on 15 August 2014, 19:31:36
When all's said & done it was only a armless incident! ;)
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: Rods2 on 15 August 2014, 21:48:16
While he was sorting it out the passengers were kept in limbo. :o
Title: Re: Well you have to hand it to the pilot, great landing
Post by: tigers_gonads on 15 August 2014, 22:50:58
Good to see that some members took the thread in the spirit it was meant   ;)