On Sunday, 30 March 2008, Miles sat in a Martin-Baker ejector seat with great nervousness and excitement going through a comprehensive preflight briefing. After that he made his way out to the tarmac in front of the Thunder City Hangar at Cape Town International to realize his boyhood dream. Waiting for him was an English Electric Lightning ready to take Miles past the sound barrier and into the record books as the first blind person to fly up to 50,000 feet, fly a jet aircraft past the speed of sound and fly aerobatics in an (ex-) military jet. And the first blind person to get airsick at Mach 1-4.
Miles had this to say about his achievements, “Your attitude determines your altitude, the only limits in your life are those you accept yourself.”
Ps this man is just amazing, please go and have a look at his website.
My best to you all
Andrew
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April 5, 2008 at 8:58 am