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If you have a reasonable hang of the mechanics, I think most (sober, attentive, able-bodied) people could be coached into a survivable landing, given an airwort
by justtopost 8y ago
If you have a reasonable hang of the mechanics, I think most (sober, attentive, able-bodied) people could be coached into a survivable landing, given an airworthy plane and few passes at an airstrip. Un-aided, most, I agree, will fail.
I held a private pilot certification for a short while, and landed my 2nd ever time on the controls, albeit in a tiny single-engine cessna. While larger planes are slower to react to inputs, the basics still apply. But a crash off the coast suggests a landing attempt was not his penultimate manuver.
- WalterBright 8y agoHaving someone sitting next to you, on a very simple airplane, moving fairly slowly, coaching every step, makes a big difference. Someone remotely coaching you on the radio, at night, drunk, with a 4 engine machine that has a lot of steps necessary for a successful landing, no chance. The military was faced with a near certainty of him dying crash-landing it, vs a near certainty of him dying along with others on the ground. The military was faced with the same choice with the mechanic a few months ago in Seattle that stole an airplane. Fortunately, they didn't have to make the decision because he crashed it fairly deliberately in a remote area.