Italy's first blind female pilot mastered several types of aircraft and flew 200 hours

Italy's first blind female pilot has flown 200 hours on ultralight aircraft. It's from sb.by.

According to ANSA, 56-year-old Italian Lucia Sabrina Papa, being blind from birth, first came to aviation in 2016. Soon she was able to independently control the aircraft thanks to a specially developed system, which makes it possible to navigate in the readings of instruments by tactile way.

According to the publication, for 10 years she mastered several types of aircraft and her flight experience is 200 hours. In the cockpit of the aircraft there is always an instructor who helps the pilot to control the process.