PP Lands King Air when pilot dies

[alaskaflyer]

It's always been one of my fantasies...I mean, excluding the death of another person, but to be called upon to land something like that...

LOL. I remember when I received my paramedic certification how excited I was at the thought of being ready to respond on a commercial flight..."if there is a doctor or medical professional on board, please ring your attendant call button."

That didn't last very long, and the one time it finally happened, it was "ah chrissake isn't there a MD on board?"

 

[Ted]

It's always been one of my fantasies...I mean, excluding the death of another person, but to be called upon to land something like that...

I was flying with a friend of mine in the Aztec last year, all he's ever flown was Cherokees. He's an instrument rated pilot, flies instruments a lot, but had never spent any time in a plane with retractable gear or more systems to deal with than a typical trainer has.

A few hours into the flight he said to me: "You know that fantasy that every pilot has about being in a jet and having to land it? Yeah, I now realize I would totally kill everyone on board."

I think he was being a bit hard on himself, but it was pretty funny.