Passenger lands C208 Caravan after pilot has medical emergency

[Ugly Duckling]

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-pb ... e/39957179

[Trevor Duane]

Wow I am very happy with that outcome, but at the same time my EGO is struggling to process this
Other than a little more flare needed that was topnotch.

[JCA]

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-pb ... e/39957179

I hope he didn't pull that big handle on the panel thinking it was a hand brake.....

[Shepherd]

Wow I am very happy with that outcome, but at the same time my EGO is struggling to process this
Other than a little more flare needed that was topnotch.

What do you mean, maybe he was aiming for a 3-point landing

Jokes aside, every well done to get those results

[richard C]

That was a truly remarkable landing !!! Think of speed control, directional control, when to flare - getting them all right without ever once having done it before.

Wow !

[Ugly Duckling]

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-pb ... e/39957179

I hope he didn't pull that big handle on the panel thinking it was a hand brake.....

Fortunately a Cessna and not a Cirrus

[JCA]

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-pb ... e/39957179

I hope he didn't pull that big handle on the panel thinking it was a hand brake.....

Fortunately a Cessna and not a Cirrus

C208 Panel 2.JPG

See PM

[Wayne Boonzaier]

One wonders what all the fuss is about getting a pilots license, flying is soo easy

[Ugly Duckling]

I hope he didn't pull that big handle on the panel thinking it was a hand brake.....

Fortunately a Cessna and not a Cirrus

C208 Panel 2.JPG See PM

Thanks John
Inertial separator handle. Lekker to learn something new every day.

[JCA]

Fortunately a Cessna and not a Cirrus

C208 Panel 2.JPG See PM

Thanks John
Inertial separator handle. Lekker to learn something new every day.

You'll need one on your Cygnet

[JCA]

The pax is definitely up for a Bells. The BIG bottle.

[Deanw]

Still no word on the condition of the pilot?

[Dutch1]

In MY OPINION the story should read, a PPL flying as a passenger in a Cessna 208 but not rated on the aircraft lands the plane safely after Pilot becomes incapacitated(deprived of capacity or natural power)
The ATC on duty just happened to be familiar with the operation and controls of Cessna 208 manage to instruct the pilot now flying the aircraft to a safe landing

[Bearcat]

In MY OPINION the story should read, a PPL flying as a passenger in a Cessna 208 but not rated on the aircraft lands the plane safely after Pilot becomes incapacitated(deprived of capacity or natural power)
The ATC on duty just happened to be familiar with the operation and controls of Cessna 208 manage to instruct the pilot now flying the aircraft to a safe landing

I have also heard a report that the PIC had returned from his slumber prior to the landing...hmmm

[Still_Learning]

If I think back on my landings while training for my PPL, they were nowhere near as smooth as this one - so agree it seems almost too incredible to believe that this non-pilot passenger was able to handle ground-rush, flaring, ballooning, bouncing, etc.