A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane(cnn.com)
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A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/florida-passenger-lands-plane/index.html
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Reminds me of the this case https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aqPvVxxIDr0 (albeit that pilot had some experience)
It's a Cessna though, so probably the easiest plane to land? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk-down_aircraft_landing
If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.
If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.
> If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.
I disagree. Jets are basically giant computers usually with far more capable autopilot and often even auto-landing capabilities. I imagine it would be far easier to talk a non-experienced pilot down in a jet by telling them what knobs to turn and switches to flip without them even needing to ever touch the yoke.
I disagree. Jets are basically giant computers usually with far more capable autopilot and often even auto-landing capabilities. I imagine it would be far easier to talk a non-experienced pilot down in a jet by telling them what knobs to turn and switches to flip without them even needing to ever touch the yoke.
To be fair, the Cessna 208 is a significantly larger aircraft than your run-of-the-mill Cessna 172
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan