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Pilot Dies In Flight, Wife Learns To Land Plane Over Radio

107k Kerbango  22 hours ago

Hi everyone, Kerbango here.
I have another very interesting video I found (YT Algorithm) for you all.

In October 2024 a pilot and his wife were flying a King Air twin turboprop aircraft to Monterey when the pilot suffered a cardiac arrest and ultimately died while the aircraft was on autopilot at 20,000 feet. His wife was a student pilot with no multi engine, instrument, turbine or other ratings, but she knew enough to ask for help on the radio. What followed was almost 2 hours of help from air traffic control and other pilots to guide her to a safe landing in Bakersfield.
Scott Manley

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO