Video description: "
$1 invited me to join her to try flying a plane, with the folks from
$1. She's blind. I was blindfolded. And it was... an experience. Audio description available on supported devices."
Tom Scott commented: "The strangest part of all this for me was after we landed: I took the blindfold off, and the plane cockpit looked absolutely nothing like I'd assumed. It felt like I'd suddenly teleported!"
Lucy Edwards commented: "Honestly this was such an amazing experience! Thank you Tom, your team and the lovely people at Aerobility for having me! It may have been slightly scary but it was so fun!"
A top comment: "It's so funny having the blind person tell the blindfolded person how good they were doing while the instructor is like, we just turned 120 degrees and you had no idea."
A top comment quoting Harvey: "I decided over time that the interest outweighed the fear, so I came here to conquer that phobia."
A top comment: "As a pilot, this really gives a good idea of what spatial disorientation looks like. Tom thinking he's turning left when he's in a right bank at 15:40. Great video, but it really shows the dangers of it!"
A top comment: "Harvey's a riot! Usually when you have a "company representative" chatting with people in videos, it feels like they're reading off a script, but Harvey here... Had me giggling in a minute. He wasn't kidding about that whole being laid back part :)"
A top comment: "Ooh, I never knew YouTube supported alternate audio tracks until this! Of course it's Tom Scott who makes me aware of that."
My thoughts: I think Harvey was a real highlight. He's obviously had his own challenges but his intelligence and humour breaks through it all. I'd guess he has cerebral palsy with his unsteady movements and difficulty talking but I may be wrong. I'm sure you can pick up most of this from listening to him but I'd also describe the way he looks and behaves as a fit, easy-going, and cheerful young adult. He basically always has a big smile on his face and happy eyes to go with it, as they talk. He motions with one hand while the other's casually parked in his jeans pocket. The three of them are standing in front of a light aircraft on the tarmac a bit away from a large hanger in the background.