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The First Blind Pilot Student of Italy and the Visit to the Control Tower of Fiumicino: "Nobody Can Tell Me "You Can't Do This"

Lucia Sabrina Pope with Minister Alessandra Locatelli. In 2016, thanks to instructors and associations that make the flight accessible to people with visual disabilities, she started flying

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His dream of flying was born as a child, when living near the Military Airport "Fortunato Cesari" in Galatina, he listened to the noise of the planes. (ANSA)

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Lucia Sabrina Pope with Minister Alessandra Locatelli. In 2016, thanks to instructors and associations that make the flight accessible to people with visual disabilities, she started flying

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The ENAV Control Tower of Rome Fiumicino Airport hosted this morning the Minister for Disability, Alessandra Locatelli, and Lucia Sabrina Papa, the first student pilot...

·Rome, Italy
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Not seen since birth, he is 56 years old and over 200 hours of flight behind him, accompanied by an instructor. Today the meeting with Minister Locatelli and the control...

·Rome, Italy
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From the blindness from birth to the dream of flying: at 56 he realizes an extraordinary feat La L'articolo Lucia Sabrina Papa, the woman who challenges every limit: she is the first blind pilot in Italy comes from Dayitalianews.

Rome, 10 Nov. (askanews) - The first blind pilot student in Italy, Lucia Sabrina Papa, today visited the Enav Control Tower of Rome Airport

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ENAV - Ente Nazionale per l'Assistenza al Volo broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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