Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot die
04-13-2009, 07:43 AM
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Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot die
Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A passenger landed a twin-engine plane in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say the pilot died after takeoff from an airport in Naples on Sunday. It was on autopilot and climbing toward 10,000 feet when the pilot died.
The passenger who took over is licensed for single-engine planes but isn't certified to fly the larger King Air craft.
An air traffic controller helped the passanger down by calling a friend in Connecticut who knows the King Air plane and relaying instructions. The plane landed safely at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
The plane had been headed to Jackson, Miss. The names of the pilot and passengers have not been released
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A passenger landed a twin-engine plane in Florida after the pilot died in flight with a total of six people on board.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say the pilot died after takeoff from an airport in Naples on Sunday. It was on autopilot and climbing toward 10,000 feet when the pilot died.
The passenger who took over is licensed for single-engine planes but isn't certified to fly the larger King Air craft.
An air traffic controller helped the passanger down by calling a friend in Connecticut who knows the King Air plane and relaying instructions. The plane landed safely at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
The plane had been headed to Jackson, Miss. The names of the pilot and passengers have not been released
04-13-2009, 10:08 AM
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Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies
Sorry to hear this happened, but it just supports the saying.....
Sorry to hear this happened, but it just supports the saying.....
04-13-2009, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by pilot_468
Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies
Sorry to hear this happened, but it just supports the saying.....
Sorry to hear this happened, but it just supports the saying.....
Last edited by AZFlyer; 04-13-2009 at 11:29 PM.
04-13-2009, 12:49 PM
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04-13-2009, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
What?......
"You can tuna piano, but you can't tune a fish"
Well, actually, you can tune a fish, but only to B Flat (with a hammer)
I'm just guessing though. Nothing else makes sense.
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