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How often do commercial pilot's co-pilot save the plane?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:28 pm
It appears many of these private plane accidents are due to the pilots making fairly basic errors where having a co-pilot there would drastically assist in resolving the issue. So pilots of the OT, how often am I flying in the back and have no idea that if the co-pilot wasn't in the cabin we would have all died?
I know its not very often and flying is still very safe. I'm just generally curious if for most pilots its say a handful of times during a career?
I know its not very often and flying is still very safe. I'm just generally curious if for most pilots its say a handful of times during a career?
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Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:31 pm to baldona
The co-pilot is the mother.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:31 pm to baldona
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how often am I flying in the back and have no idea that if the co-pilot wasn't in the cabin we would have all died?
umm, like, ummm, let me see, never?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:31 pm to baldona
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:41 pm to baldona
We were watching American Pickers the other day and they were at some aviation museum that was run by Sully's co-pilot. Don't know his name and don't care. The guys had no idea who he was. He asked them several times did he look familiar to them, they would say no should you. He finally told them "Sully wasn't the only pilot in the cockpit that day". He was damn near insulted that they didn't know who he was. I guess co-pilots need love too 
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:42 pm to Iron Lion
Co pilot is there in case real pilot has a heart attack or something.
Rule of 2.
Rule of 2.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:45 pm to Iron Lion
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I guess co-pilots need love too
I always have two, sometimes three co-pilots when I fly, I was joking with them around the time of that incident and we were coming into Honolulu one day and said something like "we should ditch this thing and maybe get a book/movie deal like Sully, he's racking up!" the response was "it won't do us any good, as far as the public knows, there wasn't a co-pilot on his flight"
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:47 pm to SEClint
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Co pilot is there in case real pilot has a heart attack or something.
nah, that's not the case
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:49 pm to baldona
At least 2 high profile crashes were caused by the co pilot in recent years.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 2:43 pm to baldona
The frick?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 2:44 pm to baldona
Whenever 777Tiger is the pilot.
Just kidding.
Just kidding.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 2:47 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Whenever 777Tiger is the pilot.
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Just kidding.
jk, co-pilots are an invaluable resource(don't let any of them know I said that,) in fact, we inform new hires that they've been hired to be a Captain, and that they are "Captains in training"
Posted on 1/27/20 at 2:55 pm to SEClint
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Co pilot is there in case real pilot has a heart attack or something.
I (no pilot training) was flying with a guy one time and glanced over to see him slumped down in his seat. He was just looking at a chart spread out in his lap but it was a real oh shite moment for a couple of seconds.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 2:55 pm to 777Tiger
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jk, co-pilots are an invaluable resource(don't let any of them know I said that,) in fact, we inform new hires that they've been hired to be a Captain, and that they are "Captains in training"
That’s because you old fricks are being pushed out.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:00 pm to 777Tiger
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777Tiger
Who do you fly for?
My uncle is a captain for United out of Dulles. Whenever he's in BR for the holidays, i just drill him with stuff. He loves talking about what he does. Was a coast guard flight instructor for 25 years before moving to united around 15 or so years ago
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:00 pm to 777Tiger
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"Captains in training"
Somebody has to teach them young'uns what all those buttons and switches do.
This post was edited on 1/28/20 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:00 pm to RedFoxx
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The frick?
The first issue mentioned in the last couple flying accidents was spatial disorientation right? So its a valid question. If one pilot experiences SD or any number of other issues, how often would the 2nd pilot recover the plane?
Tons of military pilots fly alone and you rarely hear of these issues and they are flying missions in shite weather and conditions much worse then fog. I mean landing on an aircraft carrier at night in bad weather has to be one of the hardest right?
Is it just that those guys receive that much more and better training? They are simply better pilots, a combination of the two, or what? Yes I know military guys crash occasionally also.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:05 pm to Iron Lion
Jeff Skiles. Jesus. No credit given to that guy.
Also there is a difference between professionally-crewed and owner-flown. Not to disparage owner-flown but there are benefits to having pilots whose sole job is to fly.
Also there is a difference between professionally-crewed and owner-flown. Not to disparage owner-flown but there are benefits to having pilots whose sole job is to fly.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:10 pm to baldona
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The first issue mentioned in the last couple flying accidents was spatial disorientation right? So its a valid question. If one pilot experiences SD or any number of other issues, how often would the 2nd pilot recover the plane?
Not airline pilots. They’re working together in the cockpit. Not waiting on the other to frick up and “save the day”.
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Tons of military pilots fly alone and you rarely hear of these issues and they are flying missions in shite weather and conditions much worse then fog. I mean landing on an aircraft carrier at night in bad weather has to be one of the hardest ri
In my Coast Guard flying I’ve always been minimum a 2 man crew. The majority of military flying is the same minus a some fighters.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:15 pm to Iron Lion
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We were watching American Pickers the other day
Did you know those two guys are gay and they frick each other in the arse in that weird van while they drive around the country looking for antiques? Yea you will never look at that show the same again
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