Amputees can be certified to fly solo as pilots . O'Brien lost his feet and right hand and still flies once a week . The horizon looks bright for Thomas , who 's been an aviation mechanic in Lincoln for about eight years and now flies about once a week . O'Brien said former Walter Reed Army Medical Center anchor Brian Thomas could be back piloting `` in no time '' Miles O'Brien posted on his blog that his left arm was amputated after an accident .
Amputees can be certified to fly solo as pilots . O'Brien lost his feet and right hand and still flies once a week . O'Brien said former Walter Reed Army Medical Center anchor Brian Thomas could be back piloting `` in no time '' Miles O'Brien posted on his blog that his left arm was amputated after an accident .