Pilot loses his sight in mid-air

[Quixoticish]

York Press has a big front page spread on this and they reported that he was blinded by the sun, no mention of any stroke or illness. It doesn't go into details about the sun blindness but it sounds as though he was dazzled by it and temporarily blinded, then got into a bit of a flap (who wouldn't) and had to be talked down.

[Quixoticish]

http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/3827392. ... bove_York/

[speedbird591]

I see the BBC report has been changed in that there is now no mention of him being seriously ill!

This time tomorrow, it'll say he just dropped his specs!*

Ian ;-)

*hopefully

[Prop Jockey]

The Daily Mail ran this today - they reckon it was a stroke, causing swelling of the brain and pressure on the optic nerve - the chap is still in hospital. Obviously I for one, believe this to be 100% accurate as it was printed in the Daily Mail.

They've also been taking some aerial photos of Lasham

Cheers

Rich

[Garry Russell]

Shame on the Daily Mail

Calling them airplanes indeed :@

Garry

[jab]

I saw this on the news and thought its great the RAF will stop doing what they ment to do and help this chap :tab: but if I remember right that the RAF did not send up a plane but sent a Tucano that was training nearby :think:

Shame on the Daily Mail

Calling them airplanes indeed :@

Garry

Your right there Garry shame on the Daily Mail for calling it an Airplane its pronounced Aeroplane :roll:

James

[Garry Russell]

Exactly..and calling them planes instead of 'planes

Garry

[jab]

Exactly..and calling them planes instead of 'planes

Garry

Exactly ... Or they could just call them aircraft

[Garry Russell]

Aircraft means a particular catogory of flying machine, for example helipcopters and aurogyros are aircarft but not aeroplanes.

Garry

[SkippyBing]

for example helipcopters and aurogyros are aircarft but not aeroplanes.

They're all aerodynes. I like saying airplane as it winds the pedants up