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  • Legal head winds buffet 1-eyed pilot

    03/02/2006 7:09:58 AM PST · by billorites · 12 replies · 954+ views
    Honolulu Star-Bulletin ^ | February 27, 2006 | Associated Press
    Airplane pilot Bruce Pied, who is blind in one eye, says he has not lost his depth perception and can still shoot a basketball, estimate distances and reach out to touch objects. But should he be flying an airliner carrying scores of passengers around the Hawaiian Islands? The Federal Aviation Administration says "yes" and has certified Pied and hundreds of other monocular pilots around the country -- 209 to fly airline transports, 476 to fly other commercial planes and 1,912 to fly private aircraft, according to the latest count in October. Since 1990, however, Pied has been fighting the refusal...