30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I guess this guy wasn't there Passenger with 'no idea' how to fly plane lands aircraft in Florida after pilot has medical emergency WWW.AOL.COM A passenger with no apparent flying experience managed to land a small plane in Florida on Tuesday after their pilot had a medical... 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Waddler Moderator No. 2 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Had to have been one of the Husky qbs preparing himself for the coming season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjenn99 No. 3 Share Posted May 12, 2022 He's no Buddy Hackett! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwater No. 4 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Having been a pilot for many years, the story makes a lot of sense. The myriad factors involved in landing were reduced to utmost simplicity. The passenger was at a high altitude and in doing a slow descent on an 11,000 foot runway, things like establishing downwind and base, using flaps and rudder during landing, controlling airspeed - that was all eliminated. Kudos to the FI for creating a basic situation that would have a high degree of success for any non-pilot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
