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posted by janrinok on Wednesday June 01 2022, @06:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the meh-amateur dept.

pkrasimirov writes:

HARRISON: "I've got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the aeroplane."

CONTROL: "ATC: 333 Lima Delta, Roger, what's your position?"

HARRISON: "I have no idea. I can see the coast of Florida in front of me but I have no idea."

CONTROL: "Maintain wings level and just try to follow the coast, either northbound or southbound. We're trying to locate you."

On 10 May at 10,000 feet above the ocean a Cessna 208 Caravan pilot suffers aortic dissection and collapses. The other two people on board are passengers without piloting experience -- Russ Franck, 69, and Darren Harrison, 39. The plane goes into a dive. Harrison takes control, slowly levels the aircraft, establishes radio communication and gets assistance from ground controller Robert Morgan, a seasoned Cessna flight instructor. One hour later, after what Franck describes as "a normal landing", the pilot Kenneth Allen, 64, is rushed to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center where his life is saved for second time that day.

The story:
• May 11 https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/passenger-safely-lands-aircraft-after-pilot-incapacitated/
• May 11 https://medium.com/faa/miracle-in-the-air-air-traffic-controllers-guide-passenger-to-land-plane-safely-27362004f07c
• May 12 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61416384
• May 12 https://people.com/human-interest/air-traffic-controller-speaks-out-after-helping-passenger-land-plane/
• May 16 https://people.com/human-interest/passenger-who-landed-airplane-with-no-flying-experience-speaks-out/
• May 17 https://people.com/human-interest/pilot-has-miraculous-recovery-after-health-emergency-led-to-passenger-landing-plane/
• May 26 https://people.com/human-interest/pilot-who-had-medical-emergency-speaks-out-after-passenger-landed-plane/
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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Snotnose on Wednesday June 01 2022, @12:14PM (2 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday June 01 2022, @12:14PM (#1249413)

    Aviate
    Navigate
    Communicate

    I think I read that in Chuck Yeager's bio (damn fine book btw).

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 01 2022, @12:42PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 01 2022, @12:42PM (#1249415)

    Fornicate.
    Or masturbate.
    Or edumacate.

  • (Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Wednesday June 01 2022, @06:27PM

    by cmdrklarg (5048) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday June 01 2022, @06:27PM (#1249501)

    Agreed, read that back in high school. I should check to see if I still have it...

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