I take it you are not a pilot? At least what you say here leads me to believe that is the case. As pilots everywhere know, altitude is your friend. Altitude is time in an unpowered airplane. Go take a ride with an instructor sometime and ask him to climb to 3000' and pull the power back to idle. I think you will quickly find that your belief that he "did his job" will change dramatically. This guy, along with the flight crew, deserve every bit of praise they are getting. And, yes, I am a pilot.
Correct, and well said!
Col Jim
I would inject tho (and I’ve taken SEL training, so I know what you’re saying) that the ATP license has a moral component to it last I looked:
Sec. 61.151 Eligibility requirements: General.
To be eligible for an airline transport pilot certificate, a person must—
(a) Be at least 23 years of age;
(b) Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
(c) Be of good moral character;
(d) Meet at least one of the following requirements:
Here, I would say that his actions clearly show why item (c) is in the requirements.
The man deserves every accolade he is getting because in the final analysis the value of any man is to do his duty as best he can. And any good pilot would have done his duty to try to bring that plane in safely.
But this pilot did his duty AND SUCCEDDED. Two different things. And that is my definition of a Hero.
Wasn’t this a dead stick landing? In a fully loaded Aerobus, as I understand it, that’s more of a miracle than raising the dead. Please reply - I’m interested in your take on this.