I will say that the card combos nicely with Lieutenant Colzet if you fire it off early and it's a crit - like Thrust Control - that they flip over.
There are a lot of "do X, and then flip this card" or "take an action to get rid of this" type of crits for Colzet to keep turning over. Of all of them Blinded Pilot would be the most hilarious.
I started giggling picturing a match in my head that ended with Colzet vs. a full health Decimator as the only two ships left. Colzet delivers a Blinded Pilot crit to the Deci, but receives a Weapon Malfunction crit in return. Colzet then has to follow the Deci around for the rest of the match plinking away at the remaining 15HP with one red die. And he has to keep using his action to target lock in order to flip the Blinded Pilot card, so he can't get rid of his Weapon Malfunction.
And in a tournament setting, casting desperate glances at the clock...