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# Actually, I would have no problem with this.
Zero visibility in-cabin and exterior is a pain in
the ass, but not a big issue if you train for it.
Most do, and/or play at it with other pilots.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:36, archived)
# perhaps, if the cockpit controls are labeled in Braille?
Edit: and he constantly sweeps the entire panel with his hands to keep current? naah
(I helped save b3ta! LS18, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:38, archived)
# They are, in a way.
Once you've got the layout in mind, it's second nature.

New touch screen and soft controls are useless in
those contexts, however. A sighted navigator/copilot
would be handy in any case, so let them 'op' that shit. LOL
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:43, archived)
# would be a plus if the passengers were blind too
*what you don't see won't hurt you*
(I helped save b3ta! LS18, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:47, archived)
# On your edit.
A touch to confirm it is still where you put it, yes.
Often considered a bad habit in sighted pilots.

(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:50, archived)
# Guess i fail to grasp how he would 'read' the instruments
(I helped save b3ta! LS18, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:59, archived)
# Position and the like.
Ask. Solo is out, unless you have an
audio compass set. It's been done.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 6:15, archived)
# Landing blind?
Then why are there low ceiling limits for cloud cover, and airports shut down in fog?
(JazzCat To woo or not to woo. That is the question., Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:39, archived)
# Insurance costs, mostly.
And people still do fly in the most sickening conditions,
just don't want to do so if they can avoid it. Bushpilots
here are nutters, and fucking clever on the stick.

Smoked up cabin and ground/lake fog is not that unusual of a case.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:48, archived)
# yeah on the bush pilots
Those fuckers are crazy!
(JazzCat To woo or not to woo. That is the question., Tue 20 Jan 2009, 6:51, archived)