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No, you HAVE to be able to see, particularly well, in fact, to fly a plane.

Then how do pilots takeoff, fly and land in the dark with heavy fog? It's called IFR, instrument flight rules. If you can read the instruments, you can fly a plane. I don't see why instruments couldn't be set up for a blind person.

Some disabilities can be overcome. Apparently these days loss of your legs can get you running even faster with special springy artificial running legs.

At some point in the process of flying, you have to be able to see: to do your pre-flight checkout, to see your controls, to see the interior of the plane, to see the runway (yes, even in low light or heavy weather, some indication of the runway and surrounding topography is apparent and essential.) Flying is inherently sight-oriented, there's no way around that. It's like the professions you mentioned earlier - a blind photographer would be ridiculous. Or a blind art critic.

Apparently these days loss of your legs can get you running even faster with special springy artificial running legs.

Even faster in an arm-powered bike. I'm not sure what your point is.