Originally Posted by Jhieminga
As for the sensationalistic (is that a word?) write-up in the press, it never ceases to amaze me how far things can be blown up out of proportion. Personally I would have added some bits about how difficult it is to handle an emergency just after take-off, how he managed to find some open area to put the plane in and how he was sensible enough to stay in his seat until medical assistance was available.
No, it's not a word. And did you actually bother to read the articles?
Originally Posted by Sun Sentinel
Paul Slavin, president of Monarch Air Group, the charter firm that operated the plane, credited Robertson with averting disaster.
"He's extremely experienced," Slavin said of Robertson. "He saved a lot of lives with what he did."
His assistant, Jonathan Hart, agreed.
"Knowing Bob personally, I'm sure he was looking at his options and didn't want to injure anyone driving in a car," Hart said.
It also says passers-by were unable to extricate the pilot from his seat until emergency services arrived. Nothing to do with being sensible.