Air traffic controller helps non-pilot land a plane (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

Whoa

 

[belljr]

Really is like a movie

Without being too political, really one of the best agencies imo.

 

[lakerstan]

I’ve always thought I could do this in an emergency.  But I can barely turn a corner in my own home without banging into a wall, so I don’t want to test that hypothesis.

 

[McBokonon]

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue

 

[El Floppo]

Holy hell.

That is some insanely quick thinking and acting.

 

[johnnycakes]

Damned lucky, I'd say.  Neat article, though  

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Air traffic controller helps non-pilot land a plane​

Video footage of the landing.
LINK to video

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar involved in any way?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar involved in any way?

I think you have him confused for another guy that just looks like him.

https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.1486108f825d293260ea3c44e89ea35b?rik=8urImoaOaYhGLA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0

 

[titusbramble]

There is a kind of similar thread that I'll link to where someone with zero IRL flight experience was able to land a plane unaided based only on what experience he had from Microsoft Flight Simulator, will link after the football is done

 

[BassNBrew]

Whoa

Nice find @gianmarco

 

[ghostguy123]

There is a kind of similar thread that I'll link to where someone with zero IRL flight experience was able to land a plane unaided based only on what experience he had from Microsoft Flight Simulator, will link after the football is done

Snakes on a plane?

 

[Tick]

My stepdad was an air traffic controller, and also a small plane pilot. It's pretty rare for an ATC to have flying experience, so there was some extra luck here to get one who knew how to help.

 

[titusbramble]

There is a kind of similar thread that I'll link to where someone with zero IRL flight experience was able to land a plane unaided based only on what experience he had from Microsoft Flight Simulator, will link after the football is done

Snakes on a plane?

LOL, but no, thread is here:

Prop Bet: Can I Land a Plane First Try - Other Topics Forum - Discuss Pop Culture, Arts and Entertainment

Four star bump. Second best OOT thread after WOXOF's.

forumserver.twoplustwo.com

Should be readable without a signup, first couple of hundred posts are mostly just standard layman discussion, some people with flight experience chipping in with some specifics, also some Airplane and NES Top Gun memeing and can be skimmed, specifics begin to get interesting from post 265 where the forum's resident pilot gets involved and agrees to facilitate the prop bet, specific key posts are:

https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showpost.php?p=35915547&postcount=606 - instructor/pilot's trip report
https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showpost.php?p=35948363&postcount=672 - link to youtube vid (this was in 2012 so quality/audio isn't great), skip to a few minutes in for actual flight
https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showpost.php?p=36010398&postcount=722 - sim guy's trip report