Blind Pilot to Fly a Microlight: Dare to dream and dream big

I found this story about a blind micro pilot to be fascinating, and I wish him well.

One question , of course, is how he convinced a co-pilot to fly with him. I have problems just getting a ride to church or help with little regular household concerns let alone any big dreams I might have such as a canal trip in the U.K. or France, a tandem bicycle trip down one of America's coasts (maybe the Pacific), establishing a radio reading service for print challenged individuals, or learning a craft ie. weaving, spinning, soap making, ...?

I applaud the pilot's efforts to raise money for a charity that helps prevent blindness, but also wish the media would sometimes mention the plain-vanilla blind of Europe and America. We all have a story to tell--some in a quieter manner, others loud and bold!

Blind ambition

Microlights tend to be the play thing of weekend hobbyists, rather than a means for flying half way round the world. Try telling that to Miles Hilton-Barber,
who is about to pilot his all the way to Australia. What's more, he's blind.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6407185.stm

IMAGINE That!

- Written by Vanilla David