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Re:Passenger with “no idea how to fly” lands plane after pil... by mcculley on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @03:44PM (#31344807)
I have flown enough as a passenger with a single pilot to know some of those things. While I have held the wheel a bit, I have no formal training and no experience taking off or landing. If I were in the same situation, I would tell ATC, "I have no idea what I am doing" to err on the more useful end of expectations for assistance.
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Re:Passenger with “no idea how to fly” lands plane after pil... by ddingus on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @05:14PM (#31345867)
Bingo. As would I. And with no real flight experience, I believe it is accurate to say.

Having seen some stuff is a far cry from knowing things.

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