A blind Italian flew 200 hours in control of an airplane.
Lucia Sabrina Papa, 56, blind from birth due to retinal degeneration, became the first blind student pilot in the country. She has already flown 200 hours, ANSA reports.
Lucia had a dream about the sky as a child, when she lived near a military airport and listened to the roar of flying planes. In 2016, she began to take control of the plane: first she flew as a passenger, and then gradually began to take the wheel herself. This was made possible thanks to the fact that, together with the instructor, the woman developed a tactile system that helps her determine the position of the plane in the air and read instrument readings. Despite the fact that Lucia is already a fairly experienced pilot, all her flights are supervised by an instructor who is nearby.