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Re:A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane by av3csr on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @08:14AM (#31338779)
Reminds me of the this case https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aqPvVxxIDr0 (albeit that pilot had some experience)
Re:A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane by neverminder on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @08:45AM (#31339131)
It's a Cessna though, so probably the easiest plane to land? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk-down_aircraft_landing

If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.

Re:A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane by Jxl180 on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @11:46AM (#31341654)
> If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.

I disagree. Jets are basically giant computers usually with far more capable autopilot and often even auto-landing capabilities. I imagine it would be far easier to talk a non-experienced pilot down in a jet by telling them what knobs to turn and switches to flip without them even needing to ever touch the yoke.

Re:A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane by capekwasright on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @09:54AM (#31339966)
To be fair, the Cessna 208 is a significantly larger aircraft than your run-of-the-mill Cessna 172

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan