Pilot lands plane
Posted by Dan on Apr 14th, 2009
2009
Apr 14
There is a news story going around with a headline that is some variation of :
Passenger lands plane after pilot dies
Reading further, we learn:
The passenger, whose name has not yet been released, is a licensed pilot with 20 years of experience but had never flown a King Air plane.
He was guided by local air traffic controllers—one of whom called a friend in Connecticut who was familiar with the plane.
The team talked the passenger through the process of disengaging the autopilot and landing safely at the Southwest Florida International Airport.
Well, now:
Experienced pilot guided through landing in unfamiliar plane
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