re: Could you land a commercial airplane in an emergency?

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the jello scene is good

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Del I would ask for pics of your sisters but I already know what Abby Shapiro looks like

Yup! I’ve watched enough movies now where o feel comfortable taking the controls

A deep understanding of the theory how and why they stay in the air as well as the important control surfaces, add in over a decade worth of flight simulators... I'd say 65-70% of not killing everyone on board.... I'd add another 10% of success if being talked down over the radio.

Without any reservation or doubt, I can confidently state that I could take us all the way to the scene of the crash.

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Some of the newer private planes being manufactured have a big red “push in case pilot dies” button that will land the plane at the nearest airport.

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oh that's been around for years

Most confident I can be with an answer is…..maybe? If movies are accurate these planes have multiple levels of sensors/ warnings that tells you if you approaching too fast, too slow, pitch of the nose of the plane among other things. If I had someone on the radio coaching me, maybe if given no choice. Even with that I know the odds would low. My best hope would be a controlled crash

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I would try it, but that’s a LOT of weight.

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~ a young drunken Speedy, acting as wingman, to his buddy at closing time