I have been curious for quite sometime about how pilots feel about this topic. This summer I met a handicapped pilot. He flew a fixed wing aircraft with another passenger that acted as 'Air Attack' for firefighters on the ground. Now I was impressed because this man was in a wheelchair but could still fly an airplane. However as I brought this up to a few people about how cool it was that he could fly I began to hear a few disturbing things. I heard of a hotshot crew that refused to get on a helicopter because the pilot was handicapped. This particular pilot was missing a leg and yet could still fly a helicopter with the use of a prosthetic (excuse the spelling) leg. What do pilots think about this? Do you think a pilot could still safely fly a helicopter or a fixed wing aircraft under adverse conditions? Just curious....
There are people who have all of their parts that shouldn't be allowed to fly anything that isn't powered by a rubber band.
There are people missing various pieces who are as good as a pilot gets. Douglas Bader was a backstabbing lowlife on the ground, but I would have flown on his wing anytime.
I take them all individually. Anyone who doesn't is an idiot.
