American Airlines 777 Pilot Heart Attack - Divert to LAS
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An Autoland is my advise (if possible - ILS), on the longest suitable runway at the nearest suitable airport. Reading a checklist is easy. The PF (F/o or Capt) will apppreciate the help and the presence of someone in the flight deck. When was the last time (generealising) you landed an aircraft, 'alone'. It can be 'psychologically' demanding, what, with throwing in a little weather, traffic, the airport itself (terrain/stars/etc), experience, blah, blah. Don't underestimate or count out a cabin crew member. Some seniors have an idea about an autoland, in case both crew members are incapacitated. In our airline, pilots in general encourage questions about such matters, and crew are actually taught to help the 'lone ranger' in the flight deck. Regarding whether the seat shgould be occupied by a CC (incap pilot removed) is debatable. If the F/o is the PF, stay in the seat, don't taxi, the emergency, intentions declared earlier on will/should help emergency paramedics/doctor get the incap pilot off. More to that the F/o is qualified only for the right seat and the change in seat prior to landing will add to the unfamiliar/uncertainty/thought processes, etc. All this is IMHO anyway. The variables are many. All the best to anyone who encounters it, and congrats to all who have ahndled it. It shouldn't be a real big problem provided, you have an idea, preparation and calmness being exhuberated.
TowerDog and AirBubba: Right-regarding the F-227, whose crew and passengers were murdered, along with the much later Bae-146's crew and passengers.
The daughter of the deceased F-227 Captain has been an airline pilot for years, and she is also a very accomplished aerobatic pilot, named Julie Clark. Hope she doesn't mind having her name listed here.
I met her once, and she is a really nice, attractive lady. Her father would have been quite proud of her.
[ 01 August 2001: Message edited by: Ignition Override ]
The daughter of the deceased F-227 Captain has been an airline pilot for years, and she is also a very accomplished aerobatic pilot, named Julie Clark. Hope she doesn't mind having her name listed here.
I met her once, and she is a really nice, attractive lady. Her father would have been quite proud of her.
[ 01 August 2001: Message edited by: Ignition Override ]
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Hello all !
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ?????
This type of thing happens all the time !
It's not always a hart attack, as seems to be the case here, but often a "passing out" of one of the 2 (or 3) crewmembers due to food intox, dehydration, low glucose level or simply...exhaustion !
All of these things are relatively known to long haul pilots, and a standard type rating item is to bring the plane down safely with a crewmember out !
The hard part of the exercise starts when you have exited the runway (which by the way you CAN do from the right seat of a 777, equiped with 2 tillers). You need to anticipate many things...
It seems whoever was on that 777 did an excellent job !!!
Congrats !
crjo
WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL ?????
This type of thing happens all the time !
It's not always a hart attack, as seems to be the case here, but often a "passing out" of one of the 2 (or 3) crewmembers due to food intox, dehydration, low glucose level or simply...exhaustion !
All of these things are relatively known to long haul pilots, and a standard type rating item is to bring the plane down safely with a crewmember out !
The hard part of the exercise starts when you have exited the runway (which by the way you CAN do from the right seat of a 777, equiped with 2 tillers). You need to anticipate many things...
It seems whoever was on that 777 did an excellent job !!!
Congrats !
crjo
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appreciate good job with 777 landing but we should remember that this is not so big deal actually. just remember the roots why all airliners are minimum two-pilots certified (cessna grand caravan is not an airliner).
