How to Land a Plane in an Emergency

Last year, an American Airlines pilot died in the middle of a flight. Passengers on the plane were never at risk thanks to the prowess of the co-pilot who was trained to fly solo, but when the story leaked, nervous flyers found themselves wondering—what do you do if your pilot dies? In the extremely unlikely event that a pilot and co-pilot were both simultaneously incapacitated on your flight, YouTube has a very helpful tutorial on how to land a Boeing 737 on your own. The video is called "How to Land a 737 (Nervous Passenger Edition)" and it gives step-by-step instructions on how to fly the plane as safely as possible under the circumstances courtesy of Tim Morgan, a commercial pilot.

18 February 2016