No Pressure First Solo Jandakot Airport
 

No more daylight. Incapacitated Instructor. Champion

Great job by the student and the controller. Hope the instructor will be OK.

Edited to add that of course GT has all the answers. "The West Australian aviation editor Geoffrey Thomas said the plane was a VH-TFR"

Emergency - Jandakot Airport: 31/8/2019
 

Reference: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/stude...ng-b881309077z

The student pilot said it was his first lesson. Air traffic control help student pilot land aircraft at Jandakot. Flight instructor passed out.

See below from the live ATC - Archives in order of 1st and 2nd

1st one from the 9 minute and 15 second mark: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ypjt/YPJT2-Gnd-Twr-Aug-31-2019-0900Z.mp3

2nd one: http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ypjt/YPJT2-Gnd-Twr-Aug-31-2019-0930Z.mp3

Give that man a cigar! I feel for the instructor though, that's a career changing event, speedy recover :-)

Not sure about being the first lesson, I did hear him say he had flown the 172 and the 152 was quite different, also that "My last instructor said I was the best student he'd ever had" so maybe it was his first lesson in a 152?
Anyway very well done to everyone involved and thank goodness for a good result.

Disgraceful that there were no airport personnel around and the emergency services had to wait for them at the EGCP to turn up. Potentially the student could have landed while they were all there waiting at the gate and what good would that have been to anyone if he hadn't done such a good job?

Why pay someone to be there on the busiest training day of the week when you can sting people for massive callout fees.

So this is the whole conversation between the student pilot and air traffic control https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhF964qLCPY

Any videos of the approach and landing? Excellent job by the controller and student! And I hope the instructor is ok too.

Sorry, but what's the EGCP?

Emergency Gate Control Post

Stunning effort from all concerned - ATCer was top quality, super calm. Best regards to the instructor, hope ok.
For the student pilot, now THAT's a story to tell at the pub!

Wow! Going solo at 10-15h is scary enough but imagine this with the added time pressure to save someone's life. Truly impressive feat!

Reminds me of this story that happened a few years back in Scotland:
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...ll-unconscious

TL;DR: The pilot sadly died at the controls and his sole passenger and friend, a 70-something year old chap with no prior flying experience was helped by ATC and an instructor over the radio to land at a nearby airport. End of daylight was also approaching fast.

According to ABC, the instructor is now in a stable condition which is great news (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-...dakot/11468580).

But what does this event mean for him and his flying career? I imagine that AVMED now won't let him off the hook for a while :uhoh:

I'd say in terms of his medical certificate, he's gonna have to fight very hard and very long now to prove his innocence.

I don't quite understand what you mean by innocence? Would it be possible to please clarify what you mean? Thank you.

Guilty until innocence is proven.

He will now need to prove +100 % he is medically fit and it can NEVER happen again - a bit like getting your virginity back.

It's surprisingly not that hard to get your medical back after heart attacks and bypasses. I know of multiple and it was a lot faster than I would have ever thought possible. It all depends on whether your condition is treatable. On the flip side, I know of someone with a minor condition that doesn't have a treatment plan and his only option is a safety pilot.

If an artery is blocked for example and a stent goes in or a full bypass operation, problem solved, probably get back your medical.
If you've got a condition that causes your heart to go crazy when you have too many coffees and is un-treatable, then you likely aren't getting it back again.

What bend alot said.

I imagine he's going to have to work very hard to prove that this won't happen again.

Amazing effort by ATC. Just a classy effort all round.

An aside, I for the life of me can't understand the AVMED bashing at it pertains to this thread.

Just listened to the ATC recordings. Wow - just wow.

That recording could be held up as a demonstration of rising to the occasion and clear communication. As someone else said, he'd make a great flight instructor. It's easy to forget what a huge skill set the guys and girls in ATC have. A complete professional.

I believe the controller holds a pilot licence and there was an instructor present. Couldn't have hoped for a better outcome really.

A couple of points regarding the audio recording:

1. Communication is key: The student pilot luckily spoke and understood English natively which is not always the case with student pilots who start their flight training in Australia. He also had some prior knowledge of flying and associated lingo, and he could orientate himself around Jandakot*, all of which helped him understand the controller. By his own account, he tuned in TWR frequency by himself. I surmise that the clear communication was a calming factor to both himself and the controller.

2. It's surprising to hear all these other calls while an emergency is unfolding.

* Just imagine the same situation at Moorabbin:
TWR: Can you see GMH on your right side?
Student: !!?

The bit I listened to was, I believe, full of calls on another frequency, maybe more than one other frequency. I guess they were using a scanner of some kind and it recorded everything.

Apparently the US Navy want to offer him a job as a LSO ;)

All will be revealed in the ATSB report.