He will be accompanied by Storm Smith, a highly experienced microlight pilot and instructor.

The 'Seeing is Believing' programme aims to raise funds for sight restorations of 10 million blind people in the developing world by 2010. In Bangladesh, the funds collected will go towards cataract operations, training doctors, and building of facilities in partnership with Sightsavers International.

On March 7, Miles ventured out on his latest challenge 'Flight for Sight' to become the first blind aviator in history to fly halfway around the world and in doing so he aimed to raise at least one million pounds sterling towards the sight restorations programme.

Since losing his sight Miles has set numerous world records whilst undertaking extreme endurance events across the seven continents of the world, from Siberia to the Sahara desert, from Antarctica to Africa, from Himalayas to the Gobi desert, and from Alps to Death Valley.