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Spare pilot lands Boeing 757
August 26, 2019, 10:08 AM
Pipe SmokerSpare pilot lands Boeing 757
“A Jet2 flight bound for Madeira has made an emergency landing at Porto after the pilot fainted and another, who happened to be on board the plane on holiday, entered the cabin for landing.
The Boeing 757 was on its way from Manchester to Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, when the pilot fell ill.
The 40-year-old pilot is understood to have been taken to hospital on arrival…”
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Serious about crackers August 26, 2019, 10:18 AM
architectGood thing Ted Stryker didn't have the fish!
August 26, 2019, 10:22 AM
PHPaul
What?
You knew it was coming...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
August 26, 2019, 10:28 AM
BBMWI'm assuming the EU requires two pilots to operate a commercial jetliner. Why couldn't the copilot land the plane. Or did he, and the "guest" pilot essentially became the copilot?
August 26, 2019, 10:36 AM
mcrimmYep, and all this in just 20 minutes. Truly amazing.
Incidentally, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal is one of the most gorgeous place I’ve ever seen.
Mike
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When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham August 26, 2019, 10:38 AM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by BBMW:
I'm assuming the EU requires two pilots to operate a commercial jetliner. Why couldn't the copilot land the plane. Or did he, and the "guest" pilot essentially became the copilot?
Likely the copilot could’ve landed the plane by himself. But much better to have two pilots in the cockpit, especially for a landing. And certainly the copilot knew of the pilot onboard.
Serious about crackers August 26, 2019, 10:56 AM
Otto PilotMind-bogglingly bad reporting.
Yes, the plane can be landed by one pilot. There are tons of reasons why two pilots are better than one, but when the plane is behaving well, one pilot can do the job.
Hero pilot? Horse shit.
Of course if the Captain got sick, there are some airlines that hire very low time pilots to sit in the right seat, which can make it exciting. Someone like that can get overwhelmed very quickly. Pilots fly planes, that's what we do. Stepping in to help land a plane isn't heroism, that's what I call a "short notice crew activation."
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August 26, 2019, 11:25 AM
HRKthats why you never eat the fish on a flight....
August 26, 2019, 11:39 AM
12131Tabloid sensationalism.
Q
August 26, 2019, 11:39 AM
Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by HRK:
thats why you never eat the fish on a flight....
Better to have the lasagna.
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P250UA5When my wife & I were dating/engaged, nearly every time we got on a plane (737-size), she'd ask me "Could you fly this?"
At my 26 hours in a single engine prop, I'd usually respond with something along the lines of "Probably, though it probably wouldn't be fun for those onboard", followed by "That I can recall, it's never happened in American commercial aviation, that a passenger has taken over for an incapacitated pilot"
The Enemy's gate is down. August 26, 2019, 11:59 AM
JaycatThe Maderia airport is one of the most difficult airports to land at if I recall.
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August 26, 2019, 12:01 PM
erj_pilotquote:
Originally posted by Otto Pilot:
...that's what I call a "short notice crew activation."
Crew Scheduling probably met them at the plane and reassigned the vacationing pilot...
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"Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 August 26, 2019, 12:01 PM
corsairMeanwhile, in Santa Barbara this happened
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A C-130 Hercules Transport Crash Landed At Santa Barbara Airport A C-130 Hercules Transport Crash Landed At Santa Barbara Airport (Updated)
The incident, which involved a contractor-owned Hercules, occurred at around 10:20 PM local time.
Details remain very limited at this time, but a privately owned C-130 crashed-landed at Santa Barbara Airport in California at around 10:20 PM on the evening of August 25th, 2019. The aircraft in question appears to belong to International Air Response, an operator of C-130s that are used for various unique applications, such as test and evaluation, film making, and oil spill cleanup spraying missions, as well as cargo hauling duties.
The aircraft skidded off the runway and came to a rest on its side. Although the airframe appears to be intact, there is significant damage to its wing. Reports state that all seven people on board were able to evacuate the aircraft safely. The aircraft was covered in fire retardant foam by crash crews at the airport shortly after coming to a stop.
It remains unclear what the C-130 was doing in the area on the evening of the 25th or what the nature of the incident was. The aircraft involved in the crash was marked with an "Oil Spill Response" livery. You can see a picture of a similar aircraft here.
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