Yes everyone, it's today's feel good story... that makes me completely uncomfortable. From the AFP comes this heartwarming tale of a blind pilot who flew halfway around the world:
SYDNEY (AFP) - A blind British pilot landed his microlight aircraft in Sydney Monday to complete a record-breaking flight halfway around the world.
Miles Hilton-Barber left London on March 7 and flew more than 21,000 kilometres (13,500 miles) to raise funds to fight blindness in developing countries.
"I've wanted to be a pilot since I was a kid. Now I'm totally blind and I've had the privilege of flying more than halfway around the world. The big deal is not me doing this, it's raising funds," he said.
Hilton-Barber, who has been blind for 25 years, hopes the trip will raise some two million US dollars for the charity Seeing is Believing, which works to cut the incidence of preventable blindness in developing countries.
To recap -- a guy who has been totally blind for 25 years was allowed to fly an object into the sky for over 13,500 miles. Look, kudos to Mr. Hilton-Barber for pulling off the feat, but why did anyone feel like this was a good idea?
What's that sir? You want to be a pilot? And you can't see anything? Totally and completely blind? Well... how far do you want to fly this plane? Oh, halfway around the world? And again, you're totally blind? Um... SURE! Let's DO IT!
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