An off-duty pilot flying as a passenger stepped in to help land a Southwest plane after the captain fell ill and became incapacitated on a flight from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio. NBC’s Maya Eaglin reports.
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And the co pilot???
What is it with all this hyperbolic…..dramatic words?! No wonder people dont watch the news. People, including pilots, get sick in the air everyday. And drama about the nurse who was monitoring the patients? No. Just that off duty pilot. And can you say for a fact the recording was the 'other airline' pilot? Or the pilot on duty. And its not a big deal to land a plane on your own. Good grief!
I wonder…how to find a pilot in the cabin?
If the crew just asked "Hey, is there anyone can fly a plane?", I guess the passengers would panic.
Dropping like flies! It's only gonna get worse. Have fun flying. Especially when they start hiring pilots based on skin color, gender or sexual orientation.
…You all are still flying Southwest?
I guess captain had the fish.
Ill have ChatGPT help me fly this plane!
Weird how many pilots are getting ill, collapsing and dying suddenly?
I remember when flights were Safe and Effective.
anyone know how to fly an airplane, who didn't have fish for diner?
21 pilots are from Columbus….not sure how it relates, but it should
"Helps land" is a bit of a stretch
Was he vaccinated?
I just want you to know we're all counting on you. And don't call me Shirley. 😅🤣😂
And we still have gallactically stupid people who are pushing the gallactically stupid idea of less than two pilots in the cockpit. Tech addicted techno-geeks who have zero understanding of how to operate a transport category aircraft full of humans.
What happened here? The pilot got vaxxed.
El Jabo, si?
They always say “the pilot” as if there is only one. Why don’t they say, one of the 2 pilots?
seems to me the copilot handled the flying. as they should. and the other guy just helped on comms. kind of a misleading title.
I have a pilot license. From now on whenever I fly commercial, I will identify myself as such to the flight attendants so I can be put to good use, should the need ever arise.
Where is co pilot. Don't say nowadays southwest airline just have one pilot fly the whole plane
Just imagine hearing over the intercom system, "Is there anyone who's a pilot onboard? The captain just fainted. Help us!" And also–this passenger was employed by another airline, however flies with Southwest.
That’s why you have two pilots in the cockpit!
"Safe & effective"
Another vaccinated pilot bites the dust.
lol the white americans must have been scared