Blind British pilot Miles Hilton-Barber

Darwin, AUSTRALIA: Blind British pilot Miles Hilton-Barber (2nd R) and his co-pilot, Richard Meredith-Hardey (2nd L) are escorted by airport staff after landing their microlight aircraft in the northern Australian city of Darwin, 23 April 2007. Hilton-Barber landed his microlight aircraft in the northern Australian city of Darwin as he neared the end of his London-Sydney charity flight, a spokeswoman said. Hilton-Barber, 55, flew his Pegasus Mainair GT 450 to Darwin international airport after strong headwinds forced him to make an unplanned landing in Kununurra in a remote part of Western Australia 22 April. Hilton-Barber, with a sighted co-pilot, will make several stops within Australia before reaching Sydney 28 April to become the first blind pilot to fly half-way across the world. AFP PHOTO/Monica NAAPPER (Photo credit should read Monica NAAPPER/AFP via Getty Images)