172 pilot lands a KingAir

[bentleg]

make sure you listen to the Audio at the end
http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090414pilotsave.html#recording (http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090414pilotsave.html#recording)

Pretty good effort by the pilot and by ATC

[the wizard of auz]

Good work that man. :ok:

[Jenna Talia]

Not taking anything away from the magnificent job this guy did, but the King Air is the most pleasant and docile landing aircraft I have experienced. Thankfully it was a King Air and not some other difficult handling/landing type.

JT

[topdrop]

Pilot was cool as a cucumber given the circumstances. Excellent effort all round.:ok::ok::ok::D:D:D

[AvEnthusiast]

Nice. So, is this guy now type rated on BE20?

[Runaway Gun]

Type rated?

Not yet, but imagine the kerfuffle when he contacts a flying school stating "I only need to learn the takeoff - don't bother about the landings..." ;)

[Aussie]

good effort! Wonder if this is avail on youtube ?

[tinpis]

Hot dang! it were just him and the Lord

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[Desert Flower]

I love the bit where he reckons he's going to try something a bit more complex, like a Bonanza!

DF.

[No1Dear]

Needs to improve his radio phraseology

[ciscodiscocisco]

lol.... that actually shows that you need to be a genious to fly any monkey can land an aeroplane.

[AvEnthusiast]

I didn't find anything wrong in his phraseology. despite being in that condition (emergency and not used to flying that machine)he was still using standard methods.

[Darkhorse001]

Reckon he'll log it ?:}

[Jet_A_Knight]

"Just me and the good Lord hand flying Niner Delta Whiskey"

Top job!:ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::ok::ok:

[PyroTek]

Reckon he'll log it ?http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/badteeth.gif

Maybe as "ICUS" :ugh:*


*Yes I do understand you need to be endorsed on type for it to count to ICUS.

[YPJT]

The controller also did a fantastic job. :ok: Not overloading the pilot and giving him just the critical information to fly the aircraft. I wonder if there were a lot of people bellowing in his ear to "say this" - "tell him that" etc. Any controllers care to elaborate on what the protocols are in this scenario?

[ZEEBEE]

Sad to hear about the demise of the pilot though:{

I've always thought that without any complications, the Kingy is much easier to land than any 172 I've flown.

Good job all nonetheless.