The Briefing Room
State Chapters => Florida => Topic started by: Kamaji on May 11, 2022, 11:56:15 am
-
Passenger with ‘no idea how to fly airplane’ lands safely after pilot gets sick
By Jesse O’Neill
May 10, 2022
A passenger with no flying experience successfully landed a small plane in Florida Tuesday afternoon after his pilot suffered a medical emergency.
The incredible aviation accomplishment happened at Palm Beach International Airport with the help of air traffic controllers, according to WPBF-TV.
“I’ve got a serious situation here,” the Cessna Caravan passenger was reportedly heard telling air traffic control about 70 miles north of his final destination. “My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane.”
“Roger. What’s your position?” a dispatcher responded, according to the outlet.
“I have no idea,” the passenger reportedly said. “I can see the coast of Florida in front of me. And I have no idea.”
* * *
Source: https://nypost.com/2022/05/10/florida-passenger-with-no-idea-how-to-fly-airplane-lands-safely-after-pilot-gets-sick/
-
THERE,my friends is a man who knows how to keep his cool in an emergency!
-
THERE, my friends is a man who knows how to keep his cool in an emergency!
Yes indeed.
-
THERE,my friends is a man who knows how to keep his cool in an emergency!
An inquiring minds need to know if he’s single, lol.
-
A lot of things fell inplace that day to get that Cessna Caravan down.
ATC controller switched shifts
Controller was a flight instructor
Was able to print out a picture of the Planes instruments
It was daylight.
And of course, much credit to the guy flying the plane. He was cool as a cucumber and not a snowflake soyboy..