When the pilot instructor said "you know what to do", he meant for the trainee to go into a controlled dive along side him (leading to him returning to the plane in a most spectacular stunt). Way to drop the ball.
She already had a private pilot license but was required to build up flying hours with an instructor it seems. The article still refers to her as a student.
I admire her skills, no doubt about that. But some papers exaggerate a teenyweeny bit to sell copies, I’m sure the pilot was cool about the landing- the trauma of somebody committing suicide like that in front of you is terrible.
The world is never the same once you learn, with your whole soul, that genuinely anyone at any time might just look at you, give a forced smile, and fucking jump into the blender. The world is both much louder and much more quiet now.
A student pilots license can be acquired by going to the local airport and asking for one. There is no testing or requirements to get one, just an application. Once your instructor is confident you can fly they can endorse you to fly solo.
In the US you only need 40 hours of flight time to get a Private Pilot license. To fly commercially for a job, you need 190 or 250 depending on if you go to a college flight program.
Apart of those 40 hours of flying, 10 of them must be solo hours. So this pilot has absolutely landed by themselves before.
Its always surprising to learn that a hair stylist in New York state is required to take a 300 hour course, but a commercial pilot needs less flight hours.
23 Comments
bigboismith@lemmy.world · 102 pts · 35d
This sounds like the world's worst murder cover up story
tetris11@feddit.uk · 23 pts · 34d
or the most convincing fake your death method
yakko@feddit.uk · 101 pts · 35d
New trust fall just dropped
TheEEEdiot@sh.itjust.works · 56 pts · 34d
When the pilot instructor said "you know what to do", he meant for the trainee to go into a controlled dive along side him (leading to him returning to the plane in a most spectacular stunt). Way to drop the ball.
houndeyes@toast.ooo · 54 pts · 35d
Rasczak vibes.
DrPop@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 34d
Watched this movie again recently, so good.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 34d
"Would you like to know more?"
"I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!!!"
Wait, wrong Verhoeven movie
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 33d
We watched it last night for international family movie night. Always a blast.
TheFriendlyDickhead@feddit.org · 34 pts · 35d
Inspirational
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 34d
Guy had to jump to get away from her yappin'. My wife's the same way about drinking fermented wheat and watching sports ball. Am I right fellas?
/s
lime@feddit.nu · 17 pts · 35d
close enough
welcome back db coop-
ah
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 35d
This is why I couldn’t teach.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 34d
Wholesome trust moment.
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 35d
She wasn’t really a student?
dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 52 pts · 35d
She already had a private pilot license but was required to build up flying hours with an instructor it seems. The article still refers to her as a student.
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/student-pilot-successfully-lands-plane-after-instructor-jumps-to-death-mid-flight-3384506/
notsosure@sh.itjust.works · 38 pts · 35d
I admire her skills, no doubt about that. But some papers exaggerate a teenyweeny bit to sell copies, I’m sure the pilot was cool about the landing- the trauma of somebody committing suicide like that in front of you is terrible.
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 34d
The world is never the same once you learn, with your whole soul, that genuinely anyone at any time might just look at you, give a forced smile, and fucking jump into the blender. The world is both much louder and much more quiet now.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 34d
This is usually what I would think of when I hear student pilot. Most of them just need enough hours and know how to fly just fine.
tux7350@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 34d
A student pilots license can be acquired by going to the local airport and asking for one. There is no testing or requirements to get one, just an application. Once your instructor is confident you can fly they can endorse you to fly solo.
In the US you only need 40 hours of flight time to get a Private Pilot license. To fly commercially for a job, you need 190 or 250 depending on if you go to a college flight program.
Apart of those 40 hours of flying, 10 of them must be solo hours. So this pilot has absolutely landed by themselves before.
Its always surprising to learn that a hair stylist in New York state is required to take a 300 hour course, but a commercial pilot needs less flight hours.
regdog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 33d
If wonder if those flight hours counted, because .... well ... for half the time there was no instructor on board.
jambudz@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 33d
Wait this is real?
dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 33d
Yep.
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/student-pilot-successfully-lands-plane-after-instructor-jumps-to-death-mid-flight-3384506/
zitrone@europe.pub · 2 pts · 33d
S(2-A)EX
my brain is very mature