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Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 08 Oct 2013, 23:30
by Garry Russell
Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 00:48
by DaveB
It's never a flight-simmer left in these situations is it. We'd have done a low flypast inverted before landing
ATB
DaveB

Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 01:49
by Airspeed
I'm amazed that such an "inexperienced" passenger was able to operate the radio, let alone manage a rough landing.
Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 12:08
by emfrat
"... he didn't have lights on so he was absolutely flying blind as well."
Errmm
MikeW
Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 12:15
by NigelC
It's dark at 19:50 BST when he landed, sunset's about 18:30 at the mo. If he had no panel lights on........
Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 12:21
by NigelC
Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 13:34
by airboatr
DaveB wrote:We'd have done a low flypast inverted before landing
ATB
DaveB

Or two.

Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 14:36
by DaveB
Shame about the pilot
ATB
DaveB

Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 17:00
by Garry Russell
by all accounts a nice chap...very sad

Re: Sick Pilot...Passenger Lands Cessna
Posted: 09 Oct 2013, 18:14
by airboatr
Yes and it seams to happen too often. The other week a captain of a airliner had a health problem and died.