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Bmused55
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Well, you learn something new every day!

I for one did not expect a Pilot with any sort of prosthetic limb to be cleared to fly, much less in commercial aviation.
Not out of prejudice, but out of expectation of rules not allowing it.

Glad to see there are no such rules!

As a general musing:
How would they go about operating the more complex controls, like round dials on the upper panels for the auto pilot, etc, the older pull toggle switches or guarded switches on the overhead. assuming the prosthetic was on the side said controls were on?

I assume the other pilot is requested to operate them in stead?