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Old 29th Jul 2001, 23:47
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Propellerhead
 
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It's not hard to land a jet on your own - its called an autoland! It's something we practice in the sim for. You get another pilot (if there's one travelling down the back), or the senior cabin attendant to read the checklist. It's an extremely rare event, thankfully.
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