Amputees can be certified to fly solo as pilots . Brian Thomas lost his feet and right hand and still flies once a week . Thomas had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura . Thomas said former CNN anchor Miles O'Brien could be back piloting `` in no time '' if he wanted to '.
Amputees can be certified to fly solo as pilots . Brian Thomas lost his feet and right hand and still flies once a week . Thomas said former CNN anchor Miles O'Brien could be back piloting `` in no time '' if he wanted to '.