According to the boss - he'd had 1 previous lesson in a C172...

Yes he said on the tapes that he had flown a 172 before.

There was a selfie photo of him in an aircraft with a white pilot shirt complete with epaulette decoration on the ABC news. I presume this photo was not taken on his latest flight.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-...dakot/11468580

7 news also reporting that the emergency took place 20,000ft above the ground! Wow, that's a high performance 152!!

Heaps of fun :D
I also love it when the media call it "tarmac".

Kudos due all round! Great effort by student AND ATC Officer.

Can't be his first solo if there's an instructor in the cockpit with him!

DF.

Bull at a Gate. No, I wasn't suggesting anything like that at all! But actually now that you mention it...

It was more some of what he said on the radio that created the seed of doubt for me regarding this being his first or second flight...

The student was probably an aviation geek who'd been practising calls. That would account for his familiarity with some aspects.

He says he is glad he did his homework. He had never landed a plane before.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-...g-him/11471140

ABC now reporting it was his THIRD lesson. I am still not convinced.

DF.
I think he does qualify for his first solo when his instrructor passes out so he is on his own. He has done a damn good job getting himself and his instructor down safe and by looking at the video.....he has done it before....Up to you experts.

Just glad all ended up ok and hope the instructor is ok. Great work from the ATC and the student pilot did a great job.

That's the sort of stuff you see in movies isn't it.

Pretty clear some of you are severely out of touch with the quality of at home simulators that exist these days, something that a lot of people in aviation have been toying with long before they make it to a flying school. I find it unremarkable in concept that someone with no flying experience could land an aeroplane after a couple of hours on a computer.

Doing it under pressure when you're instructor is leaning on you unconscious is a feat though.

– Nervous?

– Yes.

– First time?

– No. I've been nervous before.

It was interesting to hear the ground instructor (Malcolm) cutting off the students request to fly another practise approach. I can remember my own learning days when flying circuits for up to an hour and feeling REALLY tired at the end of that period. I think Malcolm sensed fatigue and stress degrading the flying skills plus the unknown condition of the instructor added up to no further overall benefit in practising.

Good risk management, I thought.

An excellent outcome but it was difficult not thinking of this ...


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....8eed263727.jpg

Maybe running out of limelight! :E

At one point the ground instructor or ATC said it had 4 hrs fuel left, I think. Darn good thing it was a C152, lots of planes are much trickier to land. Student and controller both did a great job.

Thought his landing was equal to the most skilful pilot on his best day. Well done sir. :ok:

"How he survived is a miracle!"
"Oh, so Howie survived?"
"No, we lost Howie..."
"Over Macho Grande?"
"No, I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande..."

Likewise for ATC.

any info as to what it was incapacitated the PIC?

Media update tonight the PIC has just had surgery for a benign brain tumour, which has put an end to his flying days, but at least he's OK. Guess it could have been worse if the student pilot, with expert guidance from the instructor in the tower, didn't accomplish the safe landing. Sorry can't post url but if you google 9news it's there complete with video footage.

Brilliant..