Easy answer: NO. In the first part of the video, it's the autopilot which does all the work. The 'passenger' is pretty much just along for the ride. In the sec

Easy answer: NO. In the first part of the video, it's the autopilot which does all the work. The 'passenger' is pretty much just along for the ride. In the second part of the video, he has to do it all himself, and there is not a good outcome. Being a pilot means learning lots and lots of things, apart from the muscle-memory needed. Even the knowledge of what the various instruments and switches are for, and where they are placed in the cockpit is too much to "learn" in a very restricted time-frame. ("Where is M1???" - video) Simple aviation concepts such as glide-speed and how to work on maintaining it safely before it falls away would be too much for a non-pilot to know/learn in a few minutes. Even a good pilot would be heavily outworked in trying to learn to land an unknown aircraft type such as a 737 multi-engine-turbine at the drop of a hat. That's why there is such a thing as a 'Type Endorsement' in your Pilot's Licence. http://www.pilotfriend.com/training/flight_training/fxd_wing/newtype.htm http://www.pilotfriend.com/training/flight_training/fxd_wing...