Blind Lucia fulfills her dream": in Italy the first blind pilot has already flown 200 hours.
"The 56-year-old Italian Lucia Sabrina Papa was born blind due to retinal disease. Her family lived near the military airport in Gallatin, and every time she heard the sound of planes, the girl ran out into the yard. Lucia recalls that back then she didn't even want to be a pilot, but the plane itself, "which can go higher than the bird".
For a long time, aviation remained only a dream for her. Lucia received her education, worked in the field of information technology, and in 2016 tried to fly a small plane for the first time. At first she flew as a passenger, then the instructor started to introduce her to the instruments and controls. Slowly they arrived at a special system that allows you to determine the position of the plane and to navigate the readings of the device using touches."