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thefrog
April 14th, 2009, 06:28
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7997000/7997925.stm
gera
April 14th, 2009, 07:23
This is a "one of a kind".....his guardian angel must have had a lot of flying time!!!!
gajit
April 14th, 2009, 09:16
Well done to him - but it was not like it was some clueless old granny taking control was it?!!!
ryanbatc
April 14th, 2009, 10:40
LiveATC.net has the released ATC audio

http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/2009-4-12/media/kingairsave.mp3
papab
April 14th, 2009, 15:35
LiveATC.net has the released ATC audio

http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/2009-4-12/media/kingairsave.mp3


WOW:applause::applause::applause:

Everyone needs to listen to this
ColoKent
April 14th, 2009, 15:38
...the alternative!

Kent
Spikehughes
April 14th, 2009, 16:47
Phew, brilliant job landing the king Air 200. I am sure we are all wondering how we would cope in such a circumstance. Once you have thrown the ego out with the bathwater you realize the stress and gravity of the situation. Well done that man!
Good audio - Thanks for posting

Spike
oakfloor
April 14th, 2009, 17:57
I could, or die trying!
limjack
April 14th, 2009, 19:43
amazing and glad he got down ok. I know at work when someone goes down let alone have a hear attack I would freak out!

Jim
MenendezDiego
April 14th, 2009, 21:04
Pretty sure I could do it

Good on him!
Piglet
April 14th, 2009, 21:15
Not if I was that pilot!:faint:
fliger747
April 14th, 2009, 22:31
Yup....
tigisfat
April 14th, 2009, 22:42
I think anyone with real world flying experience could handle it, even if they'd never flown a complex. He's pretty calm for someone that watched another (whom we can only assume was his buddy) die. There is no mention of a medical emergency over the radio, which I think is wierd.
BananaBob
April 14th, 2009, 23:40
Oh, I could land it, just don't know if I could walk away from it, LOL.:amen:
glennc
April 15th, 2009, 06:49
I suspect this is an edited tape. We don't hear the initial contact which would have included the known details about the pilot in the left seat. A couple other thoughts: At the beginning of the flight there were 5 Souls on Board. If the pilot flying was sure that their were now only 4, he didn't let on. I don't know if it came up here, but the other three were the remaining pilot's wife and two daughters. That didn't change anything in the remainder of the flight. As usual, the media reports I heard pulled about 5 seconds out of the tape and made him sound somewhat less under control than we hear in this version.

Could I do it?, Oakfloor is right.

Glenn
gera
April 15th, 2009, 08:14
The guy is one of those rare people who somehow are born to fly.....well done.
To those that say " I could do that" congratulations for your confidence...BUT, even though it sound relatively easy, it is not!!!...flying a twin is no easy task even with some single engine experience.....with FS9, XPlane or FSX experience I would not give the guy much of a chance. Remember you dont know how it feels if you have NO movement....anyway, if you ever find yourself in that situation..Good Luck!!!!
Mithrin
April 15th, 2009, 08:54
Intense!
harleyman
April 15th, 2009, 14:39
Oh, I could land it, just don't know if I could walk away from it, LOL.:amen:


Count me in on that too...!!!!!!
cheezyflier
April 15th, 2009, 17:10
all things considered, the guy did an awesome job keeping his cool.:applause: