UPDATE: Passenger who took over control was in the back! Also, his headset was unplugged and had to figure that out....see Today Show update, link above. Jb.
just as suspected, pilot slumped over yoke. , this is a true miracle. it could have been ANY other passenger or solo flight. he was there for a reason!
300mph dive… he had to have been experiencing weightlessness. Really hope the other passenger had the presence of mind to bust out their phone and hit record. Would love to see that footage.
I watched this on the news this morning. Cant believe he managed to get to the front seat during a 6500fpm dive. Apparently he has absolutely no flight experience and is a manager at an interior design firm. What a legend.
A friend in Orlando told me a Palm Beach flight school offered the involuntary Caravan pilot free flight lessons, to which he said, "No, thanks!" Apparently, that experience was more than enough PIC time for him.
Not a gamer, but I’ve watched many hours of blancolirio, Captain Joe, The flight channel, 74 gear and mentour pilot. There is a wealth of useful aviation information on TH-cam ! !
Absolutely, same here. I no so much how to avoid stalls, bank angels etc. thinking there should be a emergency envelope of some kind with a basic overview on how to contact emergency frequencies
A tremendous job by the passenger who managed to come from a back seat, get into the right seat, get the plane under control, and then to follow directions so well and to safely land the aircraft. But, even bigger kudos to ATC for giving such great directions that this guy was able to safely land. Probably there should be acknowledgement to Cessna for their design that helped make this all possible.
Another reason for me to say he DOES have experience flying something! A dive like that in a Caravan would have been more than someone with no flying experience could handle mentally much less actually recover the aircraft.
@@hubriswonk Another thing I noticed on the "Today Show" clip is that after the controller asks him to fly wings level and start a descent, the passenger flying responds by saying he's already descending at "five-hundred-fifty feet per minute." I think only a person with at least SOME flying experience would be able to discern that from looking at the instrumentation. Perhaps he's a desktop flight simmer, but he knew enough to be able to state his rate of descent which would not be that intuitive to someone with zero experience with cockpit instrumentation - whether he was looking at the PFD or the standby vertical speed indicator.
@@skyhawk_4526 Great point! And pulling out of that dive without ripping the wings off or inducing a tail spin is another suspect point! Interesting to see what will really become of it......
Great job by the passenger for not only the initial recovery but just keeping his head in the game and refusing to become overwhelmed and the entice ATC for thinking out of the box and even thinking of cell phones.
It's all about not panicking. If one could sum up what being a pilot is in 2 statements it would be "plan everything" and "don't panic when it doesn't go to plan"
I'll say this: an inexperienced pilot would want to land an aircraft with a mechanical problem as fast as they can. There's the P51 landing into the field that was another one of those cases where an experienced pilot kept going. Guy kept flying instead of landing as soon as possible, when he experienced a fuel cutout that came back online.
@A. Melbs Trevor was a planned/stupid/irresponsible "Travorsty". This, however, was a highly unexpected/freak accident that turned into a highly coordinated "group-effort". All parties had their part in bringing this to a positive conclusion. This was (and will never) be for "cheap" laughs.
He didn't refuse. The 'no' was in response to a question did he copy the number. Asking him to make the phone call was wrong as well. He should only have been asked his number.
This is an incredible story with a good ending. Getting into the front seat, getting the incapacitated pilot off the yoke, pulling that plane out of that dive and getting it stable and controlled is a tremendous feat in and of it self. I feel there is also some well deserved credit in the way he accomplished this by not just forcefully pulling back on the yoke and possibly exceeding the structural limits and taking the wings off at that speed and rate of descent. All in all a great job. I’d love to see some video of his landing.
The truly impressive thing about the upset recovery is that he didn't rip the wings off; the Caravan's Vne is only 175 knots. Good thing it was a Caravan. Cessna built a gentle, robust Beast designed to be flown by low time pilots. Easy to operate, over built, and forgiving.
A 100 mph faster than the caravan should never exceed !!!!! What a machine. The descent rate was at just over 6 thousand feet per minute for about half a minute. Could have lost the tail feathers first and then some. At least two people and maybe many more had a day where it wasn’t their time. !!
Yeah, but with zero time? If this fellow had zero flying time, the feat was nothing short of amazing. Flying airplanes is not intuitive. Most people's knowledge of aviation comes from bad movies, in which the pilot pulls back to go up and pushes forward to go down. That's not how it works.
@@CFITOMAHAWK I'm not sure what you mean by "it." Are you talking about Indicated vs. True airspeed? If so, 280 mph ground speed is about 240 kts. At 10,000 msl and +10 above standard temp (about right for this time of year in that area), 240 kts over the ground would be about 200 KIAS. At 6000, it would be about 215 KIAS. Both of those numbers are well above Vd (tested dive speed) of 193 KIAS. Since we don't hear the clacker in any comms, the guy did the right things in the right order: recovered the upset THEN made his calls.
Passenger sounded amazingly calm given that he'd just dropped 3000 feet and 300mph! Really impressive to recover the aircraft and then a great landing! Actually thought it was pretty dodgy of the ATC to try and get him to change frequencies - literally the only thing that was keeping him alive was that radio channel, if he messed it up he could have never gotten his communication back again. Was really good of him to just say NO!
That's a good point. Unless they were going to tell him exactly HOW to change the frequency (and he was in a position to be able to safely do so - like if the autopilot was on), I do think it was risky. I think the controller realized that afterwards.
They had no idea what he had in front of him. The problem was handled fine when he said no. The Today show report Juan added says that the panels were off for some reason, so it wasn't an issue. Also Juan said that he was apparently able to get in touch by cell phone, but only have Juan's mention about that part, with no details, to figure how that could help here.
Forget the landing, I'm impressed by that initial recovery. By the time he got near an airport and landed on a runway big enough for airline traffic it doesn't seem too difficult to judge putting it down and idling the power. Getting the aircraft under control enough to contact ATC is impressive.
Really interested in hearing the “rest of the story” as well, like what happened that kicked off the AP that started the right descending turn? Was he already up front or in the back with the other psgr?
@@billmcglynn4804 Apparently the pilot slumped onto the controls causing the dive, the passenger from the back, pulled the pilot off the controls, got into the seat, and grabbed the head set, which was unplugged... Had to figure out where to plug it in, and the glass cockpit was blacked out. Interior designer, in flip flops, with zero experience or training, comes out of the backseat, and lives. Epic. Out of a dive. Total legend...
In two ugly situations I have been in in my 71 years of life, I can honestly tell you there was no time to be scared, Both time, the main thing in my mind was handling the situation to avoid injury or death. ( one of them involved an aircraft that was filling up with smoke)
One of the most impressive things is that the passenger keep his wits about him. I suspect that having a second passenger may have made all the difference. Trying to get the pilot from leaning on the controls while at the same time trying to figure out how to recover the controls might have proved impossible.
Despite having no flying experience, Darren Harrison climbed over 3 rows of seats into the cockpit, moved the pilot out of his seat and scrambled to put on headphones and make contact with air traffic control - all as the plane was heading down.
I am very, very impressed by the passenger pilot. He did an amazing job. Not only did he manage to recover the aircraft from the steep descent, but he also prioritized to fly the aircraft in stead of searching for specific buttons on the panel. I agree with Juan; the G1000 is not easy if you don't have any experience with it. Even if you fly airliners with glass cockpit.
I did a glass transition a few years back and I downloaded a sim for it to study up prior to my check out ! I learned that it has 236 knobs, dials, buttons to push twist and tune. It’s a handful even for some of the best. It was good he just did the #1 rule “fly the plane” !!
Very well done, Juan! Thank you 😊 The steep plunge and increased rate of speed tells me that the pilot fell forward onto the controls. Being able to regain control was critical, and it’s a blessing another person (other than the passenger who flew the aircraft) was aboard to likely pull the pilot off of the controls and keep them upright for the remainder of the flight
Impressive all around! That glass-cockpit aspect does conjure one of my phobias. I've had enough strange experiences with GUI software that, if I had a nice useful flight/nav display on a screen in front of me, I'd be terrified of pushing some button that would put the display in a different mode from which I wouldn't know how to get back.
There is so much about this that says this guy had many flights in 135 charter aircraft and likely sat up front in them and paid attention to the pilots carefully. Also with a gaming flight sim of good quality likely learned a lot. I say this because of his radio work and conversation with the tower. He told them altitudes, descent rates and other info that an average person with no flight experience would even know where to look or how to read it correctly. A real great story that at least perhaps one other life was saved along with his. Not sure if the pilot made it haven’t heard that yet. What we are all ready for now is “And now the rest of the story” ( Paul Harvey ). Good Day !!!!
I'm a very amateur private pilot and have flown Cessna 150s and 172s. Plus, I have some hours on Piper Cherokees. I've taken quite a few people up in the air and most are fascinated. I always realise that some are very anxious and think that the least little thing that goes wrong will cause the plane to fall out of the sky. To give them confidence I often pull the throttle back to idle when at cruisng speed and all that happens is the nose drops slightly. We then add on power and I encourage them to take the controls and do some turns to the left and right and to climb. On the other hand I have two friends who are very enthusiastic flyers but won't commit to sitting all of the exams and flight training to gain their ppl. Consequently, they go up with me a lot and I let them fly the plane but I would never trust them to do a landing. I don't mean to take away from the achievements of this great heroic gentleman but I suspect he's flown in that aircraft many times and the pilot has allowed him to take control so he knew how to do turns one of which was almost 360 degrees. Nevertheless, that category of aircraft is way outside of my capabilities and I would have difficulty landing it. In any case he did a superb job and will go down in aviation history.
@@billg7205 well if you fly RC aircraft then you possibly can fly a plane :) of course not perfect but at least you know all the controls and principles. I also let some of my friends who fly RC take over control and they have it quite quickly under control.
I first saw a news clip of the landing from almost wheels down I then watched VAS Aviation last night I had NO idea he recovered a straight 6000 ft drop and NOW coming from the BACK seat with at least 1 other passenger who probably helped keep the unconscious pilot safe and clear. Really amazing - and something I (come on all us non pilots) daydreamed of doing myself in a passenger jet. There's a fuller story here as Juan said. Simulator - who knows? Amazing on the radio. Terrific!
Moral of the story: If you're ever a passenger in a small private airplane, it would be a good idea to take the opportunity to learn some very basic stick and rudder skills, know how to work the radio along with basic navigation. Even thought this guy couldn't fly, he obviously absorbed some basics just by sitting next to a pilot and that could have saved lives. (his own, the pilot and potentially lives on the ground)
@Tom Gulbranson So is sudden loss of pressure on a commercial flight but passengers are still briefed on emergency oxygen mask use. I still feel understanding the bare basics of flying would be prudent as evidenced by this event. Especially for a passenger that frequently relies on a single pilot private plane for transportation. I hope this guy gives an interview on his experience.
I flew a couple of times with a friend (who is an amateur pilot) in a tiny two-seater. He explained the basic principles of how the rudders work beforehand and let me have the controls of the aircraft for a few seconds at a time. But I’m not sure I would have even be able to keep the plane level on my own. However, if one is in a car at highway speeds and the driver suddenly slumps over, who knows if the passenger is able to get control of the wheel before the car veers off the road or into traffic.
@Tom Gulbranson It remains to be seen if the passenger ever received hours of flight training and spent thousands of dollars. Perhaps some basic stick and rudder understanding from observation and lots of excellent communication made the difference. If I were a frequent passenger in a small private airplane, I'd sure as hell be observant and try and learn all I could. I hope the guy does an interview at some point.
Sorry, but the computer gals are way ahead of your thinking. There are now aircraft with emergency push the big guarded button to land capabilities. 1. Human pilot goes out. 2. Find big guard covered: Emergency Automatic Landing button. 3. Move guard cover out of the way. 4. Push button. 5. Let automatic pilot and nav/com system take you to nearest suitable airport.
I can only imagine the heart rates on both ends of that cell phone call. Almost unbelievable, wonderful, and exciting story with a very happy ending. Thanks, Juan.
The MSM and local news stations are, typically, calling this a “small plane,” “a single engine Cessna,” etc. One I heard said the CFI/ATC had experience in “Cessnas.” This passenger did not land a 150. He landed a Caravan, a turboprop 6 or 8 passenger airplane. Amazing.
yea no one understands the difference from "little Cessna's" to Hi performance turboprop, the minimum maneuvering speed in that Caravan is as fast as a 150 Vne lol
Long term 80 year old pilot told me the C150 was one of the easiest aircraft he ever flew. Discussion started when I showed him my little RET Guillow's C150 model, also a very easy model to fly.
I was waiting for your perspective before reading any news articles. Thanks for being so fast on this! Truly impressive the passenger managed to take control, keep things under control and even land!! Amazing!
Your "rough report" is SOOOOO much better than so called "news". Thanks for all you do. Best wishes for long runways ahead and abundant altitude below.
Great commentary Juan- I think the passenger pilot must have had some experience traveling in the right hand seat observing what goes on as his action in recovering from the initial upset was remarkable, also his ability to read and voice speed and descent rates appears to add to this possibility. Look forward to hearing more on this incident.
I was a new tractor trailer driver and drove into a New England fog bant off I95 in Connecticut heading to Boston Mass. Totally blinded. A very scary time. I am glad to hear he pulled it off. By luck pluck and the grace of God.
A fabulous story with a happy ending. Let’s hope the original pilot makes a full recovery. The trainee pilot deserves a big thankyou from both the owners and the insurers! Outstanding airmanship!
I'd love to find out he's going for his pilot's license after this! I think his local flight school should offer him some free lessons! He deserves it if he's interested.
I find it amazing this guy got it on the ground in one piece. I remember when I was taking flight lessons and had to solo my first landing. After going up 8 times with an instructor and then he turning me loose for my solo I was scared to death being all alone in that aircraft. Landing an aircraft Isn't that easy. You have to keep your cool and not let it plow into the ground.
This guy is truly fascinating. I would love to see an interview with a guy who was so close to death and seemed so calm. I have to wonder if he knew. Kudos to controller who implemented a plan so quickly. Though I expect that had to be a team effort. Can not wait to see the movie.
This is a remarkable feet of aviation. He naturally followed his instincts and prioritised his tasks. ANC. The G1000 is almost like a video game screen. It’s easy to get a full picture if you have gaming experience. Radios and transponder were unnecessary in his situation. That said, his ability to recover from the initial loss of control and subsequent dive was the kind of thing only Hollywood could come up with. Yet this guy did it after climbing from the back seat. WOW. After 37 years of flying behind me I’m in total admiration of this guy. Well done sir. Salute!!
That's a whole new level of task saturation based on the facts so far. That would be like you or I being on our first sim in an A-350 and during the first takeoff you have an engine fire/failure and at that moment your P/M goes T/U. Changing a frequency at his level of inexperience would be beyond daunting. Great job keeping his wits and composure leading to the successful outcome with all the great help.
Juan.... Nice job with this story. I really liked your reference to the dog watching TV. I felt I was sitting next to the dog when you mentioned that. Phenomenal work by the passenger. I think I would name that aircraft after him if I owned the company. He'd have a lifetime of free rides!
I like what a commenter said below. This guy went from driving a Ford to having turbine time in a complex aircraft, and greasing the landing first time, more than a lot of us will ever have! : )
With the landing, especially for a non-pilot, any landing you walk away from is a good landing. No idea if he greased it, but since he lived...that's a good landing!
Crazy good and quick reaction by this man to get the plane back under control. I just can’t imagine, all the sudden you’re in a nosedive turn, and you have to make your way up to the cockpit during that and then get the plane level. Crazy, straight out of a movie
I wonder if he had a lot of flights in a small plane and had soaked up a lot of information without even realising , But this is a really remarkable feat , And I think he should get himself a pilots licence , it sounds like he’s got the right stuff
It seems that the passenger pilot did absorb information from previous small aircraft he's flown on. This wasn't his first or second flight, acc to an interview aired on May 16th.
Awesome story ! Once an awhile we need positive stories to shape us out of this insane world of ours, great job by the passenger , " Bravery Award " for him
That "passenger pilot" set that Caravan right down on the centerline - amazing! I love the comment from American 1845: "Oh my gosh! That was a great job." The Caravan is quite the little workhorse - looking forward to any comments from #steveo1kinevo about this incident! GREAT content as always, Juan.
300 mph ground speed and he saved it without pulling the wings or tail off? I don't know what kind of award is available for that feat, but he ought to get them all.
He misspoke. That was speed of the aircraft not ground speed. Ground speed dropped as the plane dove down. At 1:38 in this video, the yellow line is ground speed and the blue line is aircraft speed.
@@spoakman Yeah, NO, at 1:39 the plane lost altitude, ground speed is the yellow line going down. Blue line going up at the same time, because of higher speed of the aircraft. The blue line is the speed of the plane. The yellow line indicates that the plane was diving and the ground speed was very low.
Thank you - what a flight. I can easily imagine the passenger‘s horror when that pilot slumped forward. Enjoy Milan, have some wine along the Navigli for me 😀
Always love a happy ending. Great stuff. I'd also like to believe that my decade of experience "flying" in FSX would have possibly been enough for me to do what this dude did...assuming that I would have been able to keep calm enough. Thanks again, Juan. Enjoy your time in Italy, and safe travels back home.
Oh my God it would be great to have a follow up interview with this guy just to find out how it was that he was able to land that thing it’s a complex aircraft as you know! What a great story safe travels my friend!
Although the caravan has a turbine engine and a complex prop... It really does fly life a 172 and is a breeze to fly. That being said... this was amazingly remarkable and the right seater did something I would never be able to do as an untrained pilot. It usually took me 5 to 10 hours to get a new student to land a 172 unassisted with me sitting on my hands and mouth shut. Really remarkable.
The FAA if not already done so. Will be doing that. It will be in their report. It will not be an accident investigation. For obvious reasons. A great big shout out to the passenger for taking over this aircraft and saving eveyone and the plane. You know they had to pry his ass off that seat. Keeping your cool when terrified is an amazing attribute. This is hero stuff.
This really made my day yesterday when I heard this story. I somehow knew you would cover this anti-crash and I'm glad you did! Congratulations to air traffic and anyone who was involved!
Great info Blancolirio, I also heard the Air Traffic controller had 1200 hours under his belt as a Pilot. I also heard he was able to google and print out the exact same instrument display as the plane had. They say that helped out that passenger to fly the plane as well..Keep posting your videos they are always interesting and informative.....
This whole thing is astounding! And taking control in such an adverse situation, in an unusual attitude, and this was no C-150 - wow😮👍. If this guy ever decides to get a pilot's license, I wouldn't hesitate to fly with him😄. Nice to have a story with a happy ending for a change👍
Good morning, Juan and the whole Blancolirio family! My congratulations to the makeshift pilot and to all that helped through the ATC. Thank you for the good report about the "new" pilot!
A good news story! I always wondered about this very situation. I hope that the pilot makes a speedy recovery, and boy oh boy does that passenger have the best story to tell his grand kids someday!
Cellular can also have issues. I wonder how many ATCs have the ability to come up on any VHF frequency when a pilot can't handle the change. His troubles also point out the downside of glass cockpits. They are complex and modal. Someone who doesn't know how to summon the proper screen can get very confused. Contrast that to simply finding a transponder or a radio and flipping the thumbwheels.
I'm curious about ATC's ability to tune and transmit on "any" VHF frequency as well. Any controllers out there who can explain? As far as whether glass or analogue cockpits are more intuitive or easy to use by a novice, I think that depends on a lot of factors and what particular function is being used. For instance, to someone with zero experience, I suspect the altitude "tape" on the PFD in a G1000 would be more intuitive and easier to read than a traditional analogue altimeter where the height is measured in thousands of feet on one needle and hundreds of feet on a different needle. I don't know what the weather conditions were during this incident, but in lower visibility, I also think it would be easier for someone with no flight experience to keep the plane straight and level looking at the PFD than if they had only a traditional attitude indicator. As far as radios and transponder go, you're probably right. But even that would be confusing to a non-pilot since there may be two identical Com radios and a lot of transponders don't have any writing on them that would indicate to a person unfamiliar with one what it is. Glass and analogue are two different presentations of the same information. I'm not sure it's that easy to say which presentation is easier to comprehend. I think a pilot trained solely on a G1000 would probably have as hard a time transitioning to a traditional analogue panel as a pilot who only ever flew traditional panels would have transitioning to glass. But for someone with no experience, I'm not sure one cockpit setup is necessarily better or worse than the other.
Simply an outstanding example of teamwork. The pax who was flying the plane sounded surprisingly focused on Aviating first. Kudos to the controller for printing out a cockpit panel image to assist the pilot. With a shortage of pilots, this guy might have a new career. I hope and pray the original PIC is okay and recovering. What a story.
Lessons learned for us private pilots: a thorough passenger briefing is important. Take a moment to explain to your right seat passenger basic emergency procedure (emergency frequency, how to switch to it, which button will communicate with ATC, and how to set transponder to 7700). Some autopilot equipped planes have a LVL button that will level the aircraft in the event of an upset. Sounds far-fetched and complicated but it may save yours and your passenger’s lives.
Thanks for taking the time to offer more explanation as to why more of the tower comms were not aired on the various news channels. An amazing recovery particularly as (a) the guy who took control was in the back seat without a headset and (b), recovery from a steep, high-speed dive was absolutely what saved lives.
He's not a captain unless he was just recently promoted. In his words, he mostly flies as the 3rd (relief) pilot. Of course, all are equally competent, in the regulatory sense.
Juan "Like a dog watching TV", LoL steep learning curve for this fellow! Hearing the audio just an amazing job by this non-pilot to land the aircraft safely & kudos to all involved!
Thinking outside the controller box, in this day of ADSB, when the passenger has given the N number, you can find the plane with Flightradar 24 on your phone if it is airborne and in radar coverage anywhere in the world- no transponder or radio knowledge required.
All the stars must have been in alignment to have a safe landing. Thankfully they were able to communicate by cellphone. That was a break though moment that save them from lost communication. The Cessna Caravan is a great plane with easy flying manners and systems that contributed to the outcome.
Juan, I'm not convinced this guy had zero experience at all. His com work wasn't that bad, and if you watch the video of him landing, it was certainly smoother than many pilots landings.
Believe me, it is like “a dog watching tv”😂 the first time you look at a G1000. However, they are unbelievably easy to operate and understand quit quickly. Not saying in a matter of minutes under duress, but they are a great system. They are much easier to master (given they are aimed towards a different class of aircraft) than the Collins Pro Line 21 in the Challengers I’m currently in. IMO the G3000/5000 retro fitted into Citations are simply the best small jet avionics out there. Any who, my Garmin commercial for today lol.
As always JB thank you for your professionalism you certainly make it entertaining to watch and also thank you for the places that you take us that we would never get to go to otherwise God bless you and your family peace be with you my brother
From my limited knowledge, I would say that a 208 is a good aircraft to be in if you’re in this situation. They don’t seem to have a lot of hidden vices to complicate things. A great story, and I hope the pilot was okay.
I find it hard to believe he had never flown a plane before. Sure, he wasn’t a pilot and never had instruction but he must have had a like stick time as a passenger before. I tried this once as an experiment with a non pilot . We would have died.
A little over 20 years ago, flying a Cessna Caravan, a pilot flying with his brother in the right seat, let him hand fly straight and level. His only "flight experience" was with Microsoft Flight Sim. He did well, descended to circuit height at a remote airstrip in outback Australia, passed over the runway, turned on to downwind, base, and final, with the pilot only taking over at around 200 ft. The pilot said he felt confident his brother could have put it down well enough to walk away at least, and he credited the experience his brother had gained through extensive use of Flight Sim.
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UPDATE: Passenger who took over control was in the back! Also, his headset was unplugged and had to figure that out....see Today Show update, link above. Jb.
Was that person trained as a pilot?
wow that was some great situational awareness! you never know what some people are capable of till the need arises!
just as suspected, pilot slumped over yoke. , this is a true miracle. it could have been ANY other passenger or solo flight. he was there for a reason!
300mph dive… he had to have been experiencing weightlessness. Really hope the other passenger had the presence of mind to bust out their phone and hit record. Would love to see that footage.
I just came back to link the today show story. Crazy that he was able to get up to the front in a dive!
I watched this on the news this morning. Cant believe he managed to get to the front seat during a 6500fpm dive. Apparently he has absolutely no flight experience and is a manager at an interior design firm. What a legend.
F'n legend! FTFY :-)
I heard about this but had no idea that the plane was in a dive until I saw this video. That's amazing.
My airline should offer this guy a job. We can’t get qualified pilots anyway, and this guy has great potential!!
😂😂😂 I laughed out loud, but kinda sad when I think about it.
A friend in Orlando told me a Palm Beach flight school offered the involuntary Caravan pilot free flight lessons, to which he said, "No, thanks!" Apparently, that experience was more than enough PIC time for him.
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@@WatchAirCrashes it was reported to be a stroke from someone as the base he flies out of. His flying days may be over.
This story just gets more and more impressive.
"Like a dog watching TV" I've never heard that one before, but it's a prefect analogy! I'm adding it to my repertoire.
Not a gamer, but I’ve watched many hours of blancolirio, Captain Joe, The flight channel, 74 gear and mentour pilot. There is a wealth of useful aviation information on TH-cam ! !
Absolutely, same here. I no so much how to avoid stalls, bank angels etc. thinking there should be a emergency envelope of some kind with a basic overview on how to contact emergency frequencies
A tremendous job by the passenger who managed to come from a back seat, get into the right seat, get the plane under control, and then to follow directions so well and to safely land the aircraft. But, even bigger kudos to ATC for giving such great directions that this guy was able to safely land. Probably there should be acknowledgement to Cessna for their design that helped make this all possible.
There will definitely be a movie about this guy lol.
Hero passenger
Cessnas are the VW Bug of the sky. Very plucky, tough, and reliable. Well done guy! And the ATC. Awesome landing for a non-pilot.
@@pierrepiea3279 The 172 flies itself...could probably land itself too, given the chance.
Did aeromedical retreival in Africa in Cessna Caravans they're built like tanks - the airbourne equivalent of a Jeep.
As the owner of a dog who loves watching TV, I fell out of my chair laughing. What a feel good story👏🏼
Unusual attitude recovery to say the least. Falling 6000+ feet per minute and to able to recover from that is a miracle in and of itself!
Usually get a popup saying "You overstressed the aircraft and caused critical damage." if I try something like that
@@DKTAz00 That's what impressed me. He must have had a Bob Hoover instinct for not over stressing in recovery.
Another reason for me to say he DOES have experience flying something! A dive like that in a Caravan would have been more than someone with no flying experience could handle mentally much less actually recover the aircraft.
@@hubriswonk Another thing I noticed on the "Today Show" clip is that after the controller asks him to fly wings level and start a descent, the passenger flying responds by saying he's already descending at "five-hundred-fifty feet per minute." I think only a person with at least SOME flying experience would be able to discern that from looking at the instrumentation. Perhaps he's a desktop flight simmer, but he knew enough to be able to state his rate of descent which would not be that intuitive to someone with zero experience with cockpit instrumentation - whether he was looking at the PFD or the standby vertical speed indicator.
@@skyhawk_4526 Great point! And pulling out of that dive without ripping the wings off or inducing a tail spin is another suspect point! Interesting to see what will really become of it......
With all the garbage we are having to deal with right now, a feel good story like this is simply awesome!
Great job by the passenger for not only the initial recovery but just keeping his head in the game and refusing to become overwhelmed and the entice ATC for thinking out of the box and even thinking of cell phones.
It's all about not panicking. If one could sum up what being a pilot is in 2 statements it would be "plan everything" and "don't panic when it doesn't go to plan"
@@homomorphic But, but.. how are we democrats not think about our nervous breakdowns? Oh my gassssh !! LOL..
This passenger did a better job in this emergency situation than some licensed pilots have.
Better job landing than the Red Bull team
Better landing than Trevor Jacob
@@wesss9353 lol
@@wesss9353 So true! Maybe the FAA could give Trevor Jacobs PPL to "Darren Harrison" (the passenger) who landed the Caravan so brilliantly! :)
I'll say this: an inexperienced pilot would want to land an aircraft with a mechanical problem as fast as they can. There's the P51 landing into the field that was another one of those cases where an experienced pilot kept going. Guy kept flying instead of landing as soon as possible, when he experienced a fuel cutout that came back online.
@A. Melbs Trevor was a planned/stupid/irresponsible "Travorsty".
This, however, was a highly unexpected/freak accident that turned into a highly coordinated "group-effort".
All parties had their part in bringing this to a positive conclusion.
This was (and will never) be for "cheap" laughs.
We know he has the makings of a Captain when he told them NO on the frequency change. Great job maintaining composure, that was key.
He didn't refuse. The 'no' was in response to a question did he copy the number. Asking him to make the phone call was wrong as well. He should only have been asked his number.
This is an incredible story with a good ending. Getting into the front seat, getting the incapacitated pilot off the yoke, pulling that plane out of that dive and getting it stable and controlled is a tremendous feat in and of it self. I feel there is also some well deserved credit in the way he accomplished this by not just forcefully pulling back on the yoke and possibly exceeding the structural limits and taking the wings off at that speed and rate of descent. All in all a great job. I’d love to see some video of his landing.
The truly impressive thing about the upset recovery is that he didn't rip the wings off; the Caravan's Vne is only 175 knots.
Good thing it was a Caravan. Cessna built a gentle, robust Beast designed to be flown by low time pilots. Easy to operate, over built, and forgiving.
A 100 mph faster than the caravan should never exceed !!!!! What a machine.
The descent rate was at just over 6 thousand feet per minute for about half a minute. Could have lost the tail feathers first and then some. At least two people and maybe many more had a day where it wasn’t their time. !!
Yeah, but with zero time? If this fellow had zero flying time, the feat was nothing short of amazing. Flying airplanes is not intuitive. Most people's knowledge of aviation comes from bad movies, in which the pilot pulls back to go up and pushes forward to go down. That's not how it works.
@@kevinmadore1794 There was another comment that stated the passenger had "some" flight instruction and plans to continue on to get a private.
@@captainjohnh9405 That is how it works at higher speeds. But not at lower ones.
@@CFITOMAHAWK I'm not sure what you mean by "it." Are you talking about Indicated vs. True airspeed? If so, 280 mph ground speed is about 240 kts. At 10,000 msl and +10 above standard temp (about right for this time of year in that area), 240 kts over the ground would be about 200 KIAS. At 6000, it would be about 215 KIAS. Both of those numbers are well above Vd (tested dive speed) of 193 KIAS. Since we don't hear the clacker in any comms, the guy did the right things in the right order: recovered the upset THEN made his calls.
Passenger sounded amazingly calm given that he'd just dropped 3000 feet and 300mph! Really impressive to recover the aircraft and then a great landing! Actually thought it was pretty dodgy of the ATC to try and get him to change frequencies - literally the only thing that was keeping him alive was that radio channel, if he messed it up he could have never gotten his communication back again. Was really good of him to just say NO!
That's a good point. Unless they were going to tell him exactly HOW to change the frequency (and he was in a position to be able to safely do so - like if the autopilot was on), I do think it was risky. I think the controller realized that afterwards.
They had no idea what he had in front of him. The problem was handled fine when he said no. The Today show report Juan added says that the panels were off for some reason, so it wasn't an issue. Also Juan said that he was apparently able to get in touch by cell phone, but only have Juan's mention about that part, with no details, to figure how that could help here.
Forget the landing, I'm impressed by that initial recovery. By the time he got near an airport and landed on a runway big enough for airline traffic it doesn't seem too difficult to judge putting it down and idling the power.
Getting the aircraft under control enough to contact ATC is impressive.
Both the recovery and landing are amazing. The big question is did they need a change of underwear after.
@@DavidWilliams-hv7so ah yes, mushy underwear can create a problem too
That person has nerves of steel a true example to everyone
Really interested in hearing the “rest of the story” as well, like what happened that kicked off the AP that started the right descending turn? Was he already up front or in the back with the other psgr?
@@billmcglynn4804 Apparently the pilot slumped onto the controls causing the dive, the passenger from the back, pulled the pilot off the controls, got into the seat, and grabbed the head set, which was unplugged... Had to figure out where to plug it in, and the glass cockpit was blacked out. Interior designer, in flip flops, with zero experience or training, comes out of the backseat, and lives. Epic. Out of a dive. Total legend...
I'm just getting around to looking into this story. Thats amazing. He must have been scared out of his mind but kept control. Kudos to all involved.
In two ugly situations I have been in in my 71 years of life, I can honestly tell you there was no time to be scared, Both time, the main thing in my mind was handling the situation to avoid injury or death. ( one of them involved an aircraft that was filling up with smoke)
Too busy flying to be scared
It’s amazing how helpful and capable you can be when you’re not trying to livestream yourself into the ground… Outstanding job
One of the most impressive things is that the passenger keep his wits about him.
I suspect that having a second passenger may have made all the difference. Trying to get the pilot from leaning on the controls while at the same time trying to figure out how to recover the controls might have proved impossible.
You're correct. Controller Morgan said that the other passenger helped find the speed indicator. So, it was team work with everyone.
Despite having no flying experience, Darren Harrison climbed over 3 rows of seats into the cockpit, moved the pilot out of his seat and scrambled to put on headphones and make contact with air traffic control - all as the plane was heading down.
Dude wanted to live.
I am very, very impressed by the passenger pilot. He did an amazing job. Not only did he manage to recover the aircraft from the steep descent, but he also prioritized to fly the aircraft in stead of searching for specific buttons on the panel. I agree with Juan; the G1000 is not easy if you don't have any experience with it. Even if you fly airliners with glass cockpit.
I did a glass transition a few years back and I downloaded a sim for it to study up prior to my check out ! I learned that it has 236 knobs, dials, buttons to push twist and tune.
It’s a handful even for some of the best.
It was good he just did the #1 rule “fly the plane” !!
@@rogern5368 The G-1000 is also featured in some Airplanes on Flight Simulator 2020. This is quite a leap from steam gauges.
Very well done, Juan!
Thank you 😊
The steep plunge and increased rate of speed tells me that the pilot fell forward onto the controls. Being able to regain control was critical, and it’s a blessing another person (other than the passenger who flew the aircraft) was aboard to likely pull the pilot off of the controls and keep them upright for the remainder of the flight
Yep, we saw this illustrated in the movie Airplane! I guess the pilot had the fish.
That's right, I had spaghetti.
Impressive all around!
That glass-cockpit aspect does conjure one of my phobias. I've had enough strange experiences with GUI software that, if I had a nice useful flight/nav display on a screen in front of me, I'd be terrified of pushing some button that would put the display in a different mode from which I wouldn't know how to get back.
There is so much about this that says this guy had many flights in 135 charter aircraft and likely sat up front in them and paid attention to the pilots carefully. Also with a gaming flight sim of good quality likely learned a lot. I say this because of his radio work and conversation with the tower. He told them altitudes, descent rates and other info that an average person with no flight experience would even know where to look or how to read it correctly. A real great story that at least perhaps one other life was saved along with his. Not sure if the pilot made it haven’t heard that yet. What we are all ready for now is “And now the rest of the story”
( Paul Harvey ). Good Day !!!!
I'm a very amateur private pilot and have flown Cessna 150s and 172s. Plus, I have some hours on Piper Cherokees. I've taken quite a few people up in the air and most are fascinated. I always realise that some are very anxious and think that the least little thing that goes wrong will cause the plane to fall out of the sky. To give them confidence I often pull the throttle back to idle when at cruisng speed and all that happens is the nose drops slightly. We then add on power and I encourage them to take the controls and do some turns to the left and right and to climb. On the other hand I have two friends who are very enthusiastic flyers but won't commit to sitting all of the exams and flight training to gain their ppl. Consequently, they go up with me a lot and I let them fly the plane but I would never trust them to do a landing. I don't mean to take away from the achievements of this great heroic gentleman but I suspect he's flown in that aircraft many times and the pilot has allowed him to take control so he knew how to do turns one of which was almost 360 degrees. Nevertheless, that category of aircraft is way outside of my capabilities and I would have difficulty landing it. In any case he did a superb job and will go down in aviation history.
I'm an r/c builder/pilot. If I ever get into a civilian aircraft, I'm going to try to learn as much as possible, as fast as I can.
@@billg7205 well if you fly RC aircraft then you possibly can fly a plane :) of course not perfect but at least you know all the controls and principles. I also let some of my friends who fly RC take over control and they have it quite quickly under control.
@@billg7205 Buy Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. You'll be flying an Airbus A320NEO or a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in no time!
Right on!
I first saw a news clip of the landing from almost wheels down
I then watched VAS Aviation last night
I had NO idea he recovered a straight 6000 ft drop
and NOW coming from the BACK seat with at least 1 other passenger who probably helped keep the unconscious pilot safe and clear.
Really amazing - and something I (come on all us non pilots) daydreamed of doing myself in a passenger jet.
There's a fuller story here as Juan said.
Simulator - who knows?
Amazing on the radio.
Terrific!
Moral of the story: If you're ever a passenger in a small private airplane, it would be a good idea to take the opportunity to learn some very basic stick and rudder skills, know how to work the radio along with basic navigation. Even thought this guy couldn't fly, he obviously absorbed some basics just by sitting next to a pilot and that could have saved lives. (his own, the pilot and potentially lives on the ground)
@Tom Gulbranson So is sudden loss of pressure on a commercial flight but passengers are still briefed on emergency oxygen mask use. I still feel understanding the bare basics of flying would be prudent as evidenced by this event. Especially for a passenger that frequently relies on a single pilot private plane for transportation. I hope this guy gives an interview on his experience.
I flew a couple of times with a friend (who is an amateur pilot) in a tiny two-seater. He explained the basic principles of how the rudders work beforehand and let me have the controls of the aircraft for a few seconds at a time. But I’m not sure I would have even be able to keep the plane level on my own.
However, if one is in a car at highway speeds and the driver suddenly slumps over, who knows if the passenger is able to get control of the wheel before the car veers off the road or into traffic.
@@aphextwin5712 On the road, danger is a few feet away.
@Tom Gulbranson It remains to be seen if the passenger ever received hours of flight training and spent thousands of dollars. Perhaps some basic stick and rudder understanding from observation and lots of excellent communication made the difference. If I were a frequent passenger in a small private airplane, I'd sure as hell be observant and try and learn all I could. I hope the guy does an interview at some point.
Sorry, but the computer gals are way ahead of your thinking. There are now aircraft with emergency push the big guarded button to land capabilities.
1. Human pilot goes out.
2. Find big guard covered: Emergency Automatic Landing button.
3. Move guard cover out of the way.
4. Push button.
5. Let automatic pilot and nav/com system take you to nearest suitable airport.
I can only imagine the heart rates on both ends of that cell phone call. Almost unbelievable, wonderful, and exciting story with a very happy ending. Thanks, Juan.
The MSM and local news stations are, typically, calling this a “small plane,” “a single engine Cessna,” etc. One I heard said the CFI/ATC had experience in “Cessnas.” This passenger did not land a 150. He landed a Caravan, a turboprop 6 or 8 passenger airplane. Amazing.
Easier to fly than a 150. Staying calm is the saving grace. That and wing loading...
yea no one understands the difference from "little Cessna's" to Hi performance turboprop, the minimum maneuvering speed in that Caravan is as fast as a 150 Vne lol
Long term 80 year old pilot told me the C150 was one of the easiest aircraft he ever flew. Discussion started when I showed him my little RET Guillow's C150 model, also a very easy model to fly.
In some ways a Caravan can be easier than a 150/152/172.
The caravan is basically a larger, faster 172. They handle essentially the same. Heck, it’ll stall at around the same airspeed as a 172.
Congrats on having over 300k subs Juan. I remember joining your channel when you had less than 2k.
I was waiting for your perspective before reading any news articles. Thanks for being so fast on this!
Truly impressive the passenger managed to take control, keep things under control and even land!! Amazing!
Your "rough report" is SOOOOO much better than so called "news". Thanks for all you do. Best wishes for long runways ahead and abundant altitude below.
Best like ever. "Like a dog watching tv." Great video as always.
Talk about being calm, cool and collected. This man did a fantastic job!
Great commentary Juan- I think the passenger pilot must have had some experience traveling in the right hand seat observing what goes on as his action in recovering from the initial upset was remarkable, also his ability to read and voice speed and descent rates appears to add to this possibility. Look forward to hearing more on this incident.
I was a new tractor trailer driver and drove into a New England fog bant off I95 in Connecticut heading to Boston Mass. Totally blinded. A very scary time. I am glad to hear he pulled it off. By luck pluck and the grace of God.
I could listen to you all day - Thank you so much for your very informative/thorough analysis of events! Thank God for the outcome!!
Love at 1:25 your Pilot-to-Tower kicks in: "Stand by." :)
A fabulous story with a happy ending. Let’s hope the original pilot makes a full recovery. The trainee pilot deserves a big thankyou from both the owners and the insurers! Outstanding airmanship!
I'd love to find out he's going for his pilot's license after this! I think his local flight school should offer him some free lessons! He deserves it if he's interested.
I find it amazing this guy got it on the ground in one piece. I remember when I was taking flight lessons and had to solo my first landing. After going up 8 times with an instructor and then he turning me loose for my solo I was scared to death being all alone in that aircraft. Landing an aircraft Isn't that easy. You have to keep your cool and not let it plow into the ground.
This guy is truly fascinating. I would love to see an interview with a guy who was so close to death and seemed so calm.
I have to wonder if he knew. Kudos to controller who implemented a plan so quickly. Though I expect that had to be a team effort. Can not wait to see the movie.
Does he get to log the flight time? The atc controller can sign it as training
Very motivated passenger: pregnant wife at home for the passenger pilot, according to the cnn article.
Some people respond to emergencies with total calm like they have ice flowing through their veins when needed. Mad respect.
Savannah Guthrie got the interview which aired on May 16th.
@@pierrepiea3279 .....reminiscent of Capt. Sully, Mr.Cool himself.
Juan I'm so glad you decided to publish about this. So good! Thank you (from Perth, Western Australia)
We can only imagine, the stress and concerns, we would face in a similar situation.
Who is "we"?
I'd be thrilled. I'd find it hard to stop myself from doing some loops and barrel rolls after the adrenaline from the initial dive hit. 🤣
This is a remarkable feet of aviation. He naturally followed his instincts and prioritised his tasks. ANC. The G1000 is almost like a video game screen. It’s easy to get a full picture if you have gaming experience. Radios and transponder were unnecessary in his situation. That said, his ability to recover from the initial loss of control and subsequent dive was the kind of thing only Hollywood could come up with. Yet this guy did it after climbing from the back seat. WOW. After 37 years of flying behind me I’m in total admiration of this guy. Well done sir. Salute!!
Really good episode Juan. Gives real world perspective to passenger to pilot emergency.
Keep up the great work.
That's a whole new level of task saturation based on the facts so far.
That would be like you or I being on our first sim in an A-350 and during the first takeoff you have an engine fire/failure and at that moment your P/M goes T/U. Changing a frequency at his level of inexperience would be beyond daunting. Great job keeping his wits and composure leading to the successful outcome with all the great help.
T/U is an impolite term. Please use the acceptable nomenclature, Tango Uniform. Thank you.
@@Hopeless_and_Forlorn It was short hand for Tango Uniform simply. No offense intended…✌️
Juan.... Nice job with this story. I really liked your reference to the dog watching TV. I felt I was sitting next to the dog when you mentioned that. Phenomenal work by the passenger. I think I would name that aircraft after him if I owned the company. He'd have a lifetime of free rides!
Juan please stay on top of this one, I think this is an incredibly interesting story!
I like what a commenter said below. This guy went from driving a Ford to having turbine time in a complex aircraft, and greasing the landing first time, more than a lot of us will ever have! : )
Idk if that says more about ford's or more about the person.
With the landing, especially for a non-pilot, any landing you walk away from is a good landing. No idea if he greased it, but since he lived...that's a good landing!
Crazy good and quick reaction by this man to get the plane back under control. I just can’t imagine, all the sudden you’re in a nosedive turn, and you have to make your way up to the cockpit during that and then get the plane level. Crazy, straight out of a movie
I wonder if he had a lot of flights in a small plane and had soaked up a lot of information without even realising , But this is a really remarkable feat , And I think he should get himself a pilots licence , it sounds like he’s got the right stuff
Based on his level of calm demeanor on the radio, he should probably receive an honorary pilots ticket. ;-)
It seems that the passenger pilot did absorb information from previous small aircraft he's flown on. This wasn't his first or second flight, acc to an interview aired on May 16th.
Awesome story ! Once an awhile we need positive stories to shape us out of this insane world of ours, great job by the passenger , " Bravery Award " for him
That "passenger pilot" set that Caravan right down on the centerline - amazing! I love the comment from American 1845: "Oh my gosh! That was a great job." The Caravan is quite the little workhorse - looking forward to any comments from #steveo1kinevo about this incident! GREAT content as always, Juan.
The first thing I ate the first time I visited Europe was prosciutto in Milan. Thanks for the excellent video.
300 mph ground speed and he saved it without pulling the wings or tail off? I don't know what kind of award is available for that feat, but he ought to get them all.
He misspoke. That was speed of the aircraft not ground speed. Ground speed dropped as the plane dove down. At 1:38 in this video, the yellow line is ground speed and the blue line is aircraft speed.
@@Sarconthewolf No, the blue is ground speed and the yellow is altitude.
I.R., I agree with you. Vmo is 175 KIAS.
@@spoakman I used to work on Caravans and I would think a very careful structural inspection is in order.
@@spoakman Yeah, NO, at 1:39 the plane lost altitude, ground speed is the yellow line going down. Blue line going up at the same time, because of higher speed of the aircraft. The blue line is the speed of the plane. The yellow line indicates that the plane was diving and the ground speed was very low.
Thank you - what a flight. I can easily imagine the passenger‘s horror when that pilot slumped forward.
Enjoy Milan, have some wine along the Navigli for me 😀
Always love a happy ending. Great stuff. I'd also like to believe that my decade of experience "flying" in FSX would have possibly been enough for me to do what this dude did...assuming that I would have been able to keep calm enough. Thanks again, Juan. Enjoy your time in Italy, and safe travels back home.
I'd expect many more of this kind of videos in future.
Thanks to Dr. Tony.
Oh my God it would be great to have a follow up interview with this guy just to find out how it was that he was able to land that thing it’s a complex aircraft as you know! What a great story safe travels my friend!
Complex instrumentation, but some things in his favour: single engine (no assymetry), fixed landing gear.
PC flight simulator
Although the caravan has a turbine engine and a complex prop... It really does fly life a 172 and is a breeze to fly. That being said... this was amazingly remarkable and the right seater did something I would never be able to do as an untrained pilot. It usually took me 5 to 10 hours to get a new student to land a 172 unassisted with me sitting on my hands and mouth shut.
Really remarkable.
The FAA if not already done so. Will be doing that. It will be in their report. It will not be an accident investigation. For obvious reasons. A great big shout out to the passenger for taking over this aircraft and saving eveyone and the plane. You know they had to pry his ass off that seat. Keeping your cool when terrified is an amazing attribute. This is hero stuff.
This pax pilot is bound to end up on Colbert’s show, or similar.
From Kathryn's report, the passenger said the pilot slumped forward onto the controls and that's why they were in the dive.
WOW. God bless the flight controller/instructor and passenger pilot good job to both
This really made my day yesterday when I heard this story.
I somehow knew you would cover this anti-crash and I'm glad you did!
Congratulations to air traffic and anyone who was involved!
Great info Blancolirio, I also heard the Air Traffic controller had 1200 hours under his belt as a Pilot. I also heard he was able to google and print out the exact same instrument display as the plane had. They say that helped out that passenger to fly the plane as well..Keep posting your videos they are always interesting and informative.....
This whole thing is astounding! And taking control in such an adverse situation, in an unusual attitude, and this was no C-150 - wow😮👍. If this guy ever decides to get a pilot's license, I wouldn't hesitate to fly with him😄. Nice to have a story with a happy ending for a change👍
Good morning, Juan and the whole Blancolirio family!
My congratulations to the makeshift pilot and to all that helped through the ATC.
Thank you for the good report about the "new" pilot!
I literally love this channel. Good stuff Juan. That guy will have a story to tell, that no one will believe for years to come.
FlightAware data is crazy! What a plunge!
Amazing story, wonderful ending.
Juan thanks for all your diligent research and reporting.
I hope there's some type of bravery award for this man, as he has surely earned it.
The biggest reward is walking away... After that, the rest is gravy.
A good news story! I always wondered about this very situation. I hope that the pilot makes a speedy recovery, and boy oh boy does that passenger have the best story to tell his grand kids someday!
Cellular can also have issues. I wonder how many ATCs have the ability to come up on any VHF frequency when a pilot can't handle the change. His troubles also point out the downside of glass cockpits. They are complex and modal. Someone who doesn't know how to summon the proper screen can get very confused. Contrast that to simply finding a transponder or a radio and flipping the thumbwheels.
I'm curious about ATC's ability to tune and transmit on "any" VHF frequency as well. Any controllers out there who can explain?
As far as whether glass or analogue cockpits are more intuitive or easy to use by a novice, I think that depends on a lot of factors and what particular function is being used. For instance, to someone with zero experience, I suspect the altitude "tape" on the PFD in a G1000 would be more intuitive and easier to read than a traditional analogue altimeter where the height is measured in thousands of feet on one needle and hundreds of feet on a different needle. I don't know what the weather conditions were during this incident, but in lower visibility, I also think it would be easier for someone with no flight experience to keep the plane straight and level looking at the PFD than if they had only a traditional attitude indicator. As far as radios and transponder go, you're probably right. But even that would be confusing to a non-pilot since there may be two identical Com radios and a lot of transponders don't have any writing on them that would indicate to a person unfamiliar with one what it is.
Glass and analogue are two different presentations of the same information. I'm not sure it's that easy to say which presentation is easier to comprehend. I think a pilot trained solely on a G1000 would probably have as hard a time transitioning to a traditional analogue panel as a pilot who only ever flew traditional panels would have transitioning to glass. But for someone with no experience, I'm not sure one cockpit setup is necessarily better or worse than the other.
"Like a dog watching TV" -- that's how I feel with unfamiliar touch screens too! Juan, you're the best!
This was a fantastic video, Juan! When I heard the story, I was wondering if you were going to cover the story.
Thank you, Juan.
Glad the passenger was able to land safely.
Great analysis, Juan! The controller wasn't familiar with the Caravan, so they used a picture of the cockpit to aid them.
Simply an outstanding example of teamwork. The pax who was flying the plane sounded surprisingly focused on Aviating first. Kudos to the controller for printing out a cockpit panel image to assist the pilot. With a shortage of pilots, this guy might have a new career. I hope and pray the original PIC is okay and recovering. What a story.
I couldn’t wait for your review on every private pilot’s dream situation!
Thx for covering this story JB. Amazing story. Blessings. Prayers for incapcitated pilot and family.
Lessons learned for us private pilots: a thorough passenger briefing is important. Take a moment to explain to your right seat passenger basic emergency procedure (emergency frequency, how to switch to it, which button will communicate with ATC, and how to set transponder to 7700). Some autopilot equipped planes have a LVL button that will level the aircraft in the event of an upset. Sounds far-fetched and complicated but it may save yours and your passenger’s lives.
Looks like in this case there was no right-seat passenger; they were all in the back of the plane.
@@stephenj4937 right. But your typical GA flight usually has a right seat occupant. That's what I'm referring to.
Thanks for taking the time to offer more explanation as to why more of the tower comms were not aired on the various news channels. An amazing recovery particularly as (a) the guy who took control was in the back seat without a headset and (b), recovery from a steep, high-speed dive was absolutely what saved lives.
Wow! 6000 feet a minute descent in a turn and he recovered it and landed it! Dude is lucky and ……lucky.
As always concise reporting with great commentary and full of great information.
Soo happy you are back on the job and flying to great places Captain Brown. GREAT job with ALL of your presentations. Keep it going.
He's not a captain unless he was just recently promoted. In his words, he mostly flies as the 3rd (relief) pilot. Of course, all are equally competent, in the regulatory sense.
Thanks! Yep , FB (food boy), FC (film critic), and FO (first officer) on the B-777. All require Captains rating ride except for rejected takeoff.
Juan "Like a dog watching TV", LoL steep learning curve for this fellow! Hearing the audio just an amazing job by this non-pilot to land the aircraft safely & kudos to all involved!
Thinking outside the controller box, in this day of ADSB, when the passenger has given the N number, you can find the plane with Flightradar 24 on your phone if it is airborne and in radar coverage anywhere in the world- no transponder or radio knowledge required.
Thanks ! Couldn't wait for this to be posted. You're the best translator from news reports to aviation events.
All the stars must have been in alignment to have a safe landing. Thankfully they were able to communicate by cellphone. That was a break though moment that save them from lost communication. The Cessna Caravan is a great plane with easy flying manners and systems that contributed to the outcome.
Thanks, I was hoping you were going to cover this.
Juan, I'm not convinced this guy had zero experience at all. His com work wasn't that bad, and if you watch the video of him landing, it was certainly smoother than many pilots landings.
Maybe he plays a lot of Flight Simulator? lol
'A dog watching television' Juan, I will remember that line and use it frequently.
Believe me, it is like “a dog watching tv”😂 the first time you look at a G1000. However, they are unbelievably easy to operate and understand quit quickly. Not saying in a matter of minutes under duress, but they are a great system. They are much easier to master (given they are aimed towards a different class of aircraft) than the Collins Pro Line 21 in the Challengers I’m currently in. IMO the G3000/5000 retro fitted into Citations are simply the best small jet avionics out there. Any who, my Garmin commercial for today lol.
That's a nice looking room with a lovely view!
There is no way he had no experience. Recovered from a spiiral dive in a Caravan. But thank God he did it!!
As always JB thank you for your professionalism you certainly make it entertaining to watch and also thank you for the places that you take us that we would never get to go to otherwise God bless you and your family peace be with you my brother
Based on his use of the 10 code and his ability to keep cool under stress I wonder if the guy isn't in one of the emergency services or the military?
That's what I was thinking, military. The way he was so calm and took a very methodical approach to things.
Welcome to Milan. I live in the area and I watch all your videos and enjoy them a lot! Hope you find the best prosciutto.
From my limited knowledge, I would say that a 208 is a good aircraft to be in if you’re in this situation. They don’t seem to have a lot of hidden vices to complicate things. A great story, and I hope the pilot was okay.
Milan looks very nice. Thanks for showing us the view.
I find it hard to believe he had never flown a plane before. Sure, he wasn’t a pilot and never had instruction but he must have had a like stick time as a passenger before. I tried this once as an experiment with a non pilot . We would have died.
I agree. There's more to this story
Yup, I think so too ...
A little over 20 years ago, flying a Cessna Caravan, a pilot flying with his brother in the right seat, let him hand fly straight and level. His only "flight experience" was with Microsoft Flight Sim. He did well, descended to circuit height at a remote airstrip in outback Australia, passed over the runway, turned on to downwind, base, and final, with the pilot only taking over at around 200 ft.
The pilot said he felt confident his brother could have put it down well enough to walk away at least, and he credited the experience his brother had gained through extensive use of Flight Sim.