Awesome job to all involved with this one.
Passenger Lands Plane
Passenger Lands Plane
Passenger Lands Aircraft After Pilot Incapacitation
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I saw the video on that-guy should skip straight to the "intermediate" flight school class, he's already flown solo! I heard he asked the tower "where are the brakes on this plane"!
Wow, super cool!
Better landing than most students I see at work every day..
Very fortunate that the non-pilot was able to safely land the airplane. As an experienced flight instructor, I can tell you that I've never had a single student that could have landed an airplane safely the first time they were at the controls.
This is a case of "I'd rather be lucky than good"
Glad it ended in a safe landing.
This is a case of "I'd rather be lucky than good"
Glad it ended in a safe landing.
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PFFFFFT! I could have flown it blindfolded. (That's a joke)
I have to give this man some very high Kudos! I couldn't even imagine what was going through his mind. I hope he went and bought Lottery tickets afterwards.
I have to give this man some very high Kudos! I couldn't even imagine what was going through his mind. I hope he went and bought Lottery tickets afterwards.
I just watch the landing video, thats incredible!!!
Imagine the stress on the person talking him through it. Knowing the chances of sucess are low and their lives are in his hands!
Imagine the stress on the person talking him through it. Knowing the chances of sucess are low and their lives are in his hands!
I watched a show where a woman with zero experience got in a simulator and was able to land an airliner using the instructions provided over the radio . Of course the " aircraft " had all of the most sophisticated controls available and all she really did was operate the correct knobs and buttons as instructed . Had that been a twin engine Beechcraft in a horrible crosswind she would have probably splattered .
Unbeknownst to everyone the passenger has 5k hours on MS Flight Sim. 
Funny, I was thinking the very same thing. There has to be some kind of experience there...or maybe just a lot of very good luck as noted.Unbeknownst to everyone the passenger has 5k hours on MS Flight Sim.
Thanks... that explains a lot to me... I think Sim time (1 G flying) prepared his mind not to panic... load 6 Gs on passengers and its feels like panic...Unbeknownst to everyone the passenger has 5k hours on MS Flight Sim.
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The insurance company for that aircraft ought to send the passenger a thank-you note and a gratuity.
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