Airport '22

[Batman]

Score a good win for Florida Man.
Guy was flying as a passenger in a Cessna when the pilot passed out. The passenger had no aviation experience, but the tower was able to talk him through a damn near perfect landing at Palm Beach International Airport.

Passenger lands plane at Florida airport after pilot becomes incapacitated

 

[Songbird]

So you don't have to drag Lanier and Walton up the court for 48 minutes to fly planes.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Unavailable:

 

[The Big Ragu]

I heard about this this morning. Thanks for that video, I hadn't seen it. Un-f'ing-believable.

 

[goalmouth]

The world endurance flight record was set in a Cessna.

 

[dixiehack]

Even from two runways over, I’m not sure I’d be brave enough to film that.

 

[User 149557]

My rule in life is I never want to be in a plane with fewer than two possible pilots.

 

[Batman]

The guy who talked him down was outside reading a book on break when he got called in out of the bullpen.

Air traffic controller helps passenger land plane at Florida airport

 

[Baron Scicluna]

A view of the exterior and interior of the plane:

 

[maumann]

The guy who talked him down was outside reading a book on break when he got called in out of the bullpen.

Air traffic controller helps passenger land plane at Florida airport

At least he didn't have fish for dinner.

 

[Liut]

At least he didn't have fish for dinner.

Gee, now I'm trying to remember what the other dinner option was.

 

[Regan MacNeil]

Gee, now I'm trying to remember what the other dinner option was.

Steak. And, strangely, lasagna.

 

[Matt1735]

I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue!

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

THERE'S A SALE AT PENNEY'S!

 

[MileHigh]

Crazy story. Glad it worked out well. Still a bit too close to home.

 

[Songbird]

On a plane to go get my car.

Backing up to taxi to the takeoff strip.

If something goes awry, here's my final photo for the world.

 

[OscarMadison]

Your family is pretty. And nothing happened. right?

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Plane crashes on the 405; sole survivor blends in, unable to be found

 

[Songbird]

Alive. Unknown family but pretty.

American pilot nailed the landing.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

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