PHOTO: EVIE SINCLAIRA retired doctor on the verge of losing his vision was almost in tears before taking to the skies above Wānaka for an emotional flight in a fighter jet. Dr Paul Glover, of Wanaka, a retired anaesthetist diagnosed with Usher syndrome, celebrated a once-in-a-lifetime flight with friends, family and Champagne yesterday. Dr Glover was one of many to pay $4200 for a 30-minute flight through the Clutha Valley aboard the Aero L-39 Albatros, which was in town for Warbirds Over Wanaka at the weekend. ‘‘It’s one of the most reckless things I’ve ever done, and absolutely the most financially reckless,’’ he said. Yesterday, he was flying at about 240 knots (444kmh), but the fighter jet had a top speed of 300 knots (555kmh).
