Passenger lands plane

[MichaelWinicki]

'No idea how to fly the airplane': Passenger forced to land plane after pilot becomes sick (msn.com)

 

[MichaelWinicki]

How cool is that?

One of those "Well I did sleep at Holiday Inn Express Last Night" moments.

 

[Runwildboys]

Seems like he kept his cool from the start. Great job by the air traffic controller too.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I saw this on the news yesterday. The passenger did an amazing job landing the plane.

Immediately afterwards he was seen at the bar. (I kid.)

 

[nobody]

That's just...plane amazing.

 

[Tabascocat]

I see spending many hours playing Flight Simulator paid off

 

[Mannix]

Meh

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Congratulations to him as well as ATC for guidance.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I saw this on the news yesterday. The passenger did an amazing job landing the plane.

Immediately afterwards he was seen at the bar. (I kid.)

You mean the bathroom

 

[Pass2Run]

How cool is that?

One of those "Well I did sleep at Holiday Inn Express Last Night" moments.

Very.

"I've got a serious situation here."

 

[Vtwin]

I see spending many hours playing Flight Simulator paid off

Remember this guy? He got an 80 passenger, turbo prop, off the tarmac, out to a runaway and airborne on nothing but PC flight simulator experience and a tiny bit of cockpit exposure he got from his job as part of a tow crew at the airport.

Once airborne he flew around for awhile then pulled off a maneuver that the experts say is impossible in that airframe, before he said goodbye and crashed into an island.

https://www.rollingstone.com/cultur...ssell-seattle-plane-theft-true-story-1187023/

 

[rags747]

How about 9/11, pilots with zero flight experience flew those planes with absolute precision!?

 

[VaqueroTD]

I once set up several monitors together and bought the realistic Boeing flight sticks to nerd out on Microsoft Flight Simulator. Good stuff and I could see how someone could get at least basic training. Everything in that cockpit is on your monitors and you can pick all types of scenarios.

 

[Hoofbite]

I would be done from panic. How that guy is so calm is absolutely amazing.

I do like how he is instructed to use his cell phone....

 

[The Fonz]

I am sure someone at the other end giving him instruction how to do it .
I will give him credit for not panicking

 

[Ranched]

Truly amazing. Proof, angels really do exist!

 

[Runwildboys]

How about 9/11, pilots with zero flight experience flew those planes with absolute precision!?

They didn't land those planes, which is the hardest part. It doesn't take much precision to hit two of the largest buildings in the world.

 

[Runwildboys]

I am sure someone at the other end giving him instruction how to do it .
I will give him credit for not panicking

Yeah, there an air traffic controller and flight instructor talking him through it.

 

[john van brocklin]

'No idea how to fly the airplane': Passenger forced to land plane after pilot becomes sick (msn.com)

Now that's scary !

 

[Cowpolk]

They didn't land those planes, which is the hardest part. It doesn't take much precision to hit two of the largest buildings in the world.

They were trained to fly but not trained to land