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# perhaps, if the cockpit controls are labeled in Braille?
Edit: and he constantly sweeps the entire panel with his hands to keep current? naah
(, 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
(, 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*
(, 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.

(, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 5:50, archived)
# Guess i fail to grasp how he would 'read' the instruments
(, 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.
(, Tue 20 Jan 2009, 6:15, archived)