Wow, Juan great video I really enjoyed it. And for the viewers Thank you for all your Nice comments. Im a new to zoom and interviews. So I apologize for the notifications not being silenced and lack of story telling ability . This is an awesome channel and I just wanted to participate and get my information to Juan so he could do it right . Thank you Juan . Once again your my Hero.
Enjoyed every minute of the interview! Great job! Just like the education from Juan’s channel I think this story will help other ATC’s should this situation ever arise again. Great job everyone who was involved in this positive incident!
From this interview and how you handled the in-air situation, Robert, we can see that you're both a competent and humble controller, instructor, pilot, and -- most importantly -- human being. There's absolutely no need to apologize for anything. We're happy to see the real you in this extended interview. Great job, Robert and Darren! PS. Super cute drawing by your son. 🙂
Thank you so much for giving the interview! Fantastic to get your side of the story, and even more fantastic job you did getting the plane to land! - Cheers from Finland! 👍😎
Juan has the luxury of time. On TV, they have other obligations and stories that they have to fit in. Only Trump could manage to get a network to allow him to speak for the better part of an hour.
I had the same thought. The poor guy wasn't a great storyteller, and there were plenty of gaps where Juan could have interjected, but he listened patiently!
This interview shows how outstanding your channel is. Robert knew your channel and how capable you are. An absolutely outstanding interview. Congratulations.
I truly hope Robert reads these comments from everyone. Robert, you are certainly a hero as is the Passenger/Pilot. It sounds like both of you are very humble men. Staying calm in situations like this make all the difference in the world as to what the outcome will be. Great job on everyone's part!! Juan, you're the best man. So glad you do what you do and share it with us. Can't wait to hear the rest of the story soon.
@@robertmorgan3947 I'm sitting in Norway watching this. Emotionally touched. At the age of 55 I'm in the middle of my PPL (A), Solo up next. I know how difficult is can be to safely land a plane. This story is nothing less than a devine miracle... Thank you for your service, may God bless you and your family!
Thank you Juan. Great interview with Robert. I didn’t realize the video was 46 minutes long. I was on the edge of my seat. Can’t wait to see Juan interview the passenger pilot.
This is an example of teamwork at its finest. Getting the printout of the cockpit controls was a well thought bonus effort. Landing a plane by communicating using data from a little green dot on the scope was also amazingly well done. Congratulations to the ATC team and the passenger pilot.
I was flying in Palm Beach airspace around the same time and it was windy and bumpy, so not only was the passenger trying to fly the plane, he was probably dealing with turbulent air as well. Bravo to all involved. Incredible story.
Holy cow, what an awesome job! Both the "passenger/pilot" AND Robert. Stayed calm, flew the plane, saved the day--what could be better? Thank you, Robert, and thank you Juan, for helping fill in the blanks for us, and the awesome footage of the passenger/pilot landing that plane like a pro. *big silly grin plastered across my face!*
Outstanding! Aviate, Navigate and Communicate. Robert did a fantastic job keeping it simple (as simple as it could be anyway) and getting all 3 safely down. Just doesn’t get any better. Well Done Robert!!!
It could have ended badly, but the key takeaway here is the fact that passenger Dan reacted quickly and did not panic. I can’t say enough about that, not panicking saved his life. Kudos to the air traffic controller Robert to work within Dan’s abilities and not push beyond his comfort zone.
There’s another heroic passenger taking the controls and landing the aircraft. It here on TH-cam under the search of 80 yo woman lands plane. Her husband had a stroke or heart attack in a King Air and she was on her own. Her saving grace was being a frequent passenger with husband. She was familiar with the compass, airspeed indicator, altimeter, flaps, landing gear etc. All on her she brought the aircraft home.
And also you cannot forget the Passenger that landed a King Air successfully after the pilot had a heart attack and died at the controls. The passenger was a very very low hour GA VFR pilot. But had no idea how to handle the king air that was on autopilot. He actually went on to get his multi engine commercial license and returned to fly the exact plane years later. The whole story is just amazing. a well made version of the events with all the audio is here th-cam.com/video/aqPvVxxIDr0/w-d-xo.html
Genuinely appreciate you staying on top of this story Juan ! This one definitely has the attention of a lot of GA, and Commercial pilots, CFI's, not the least of which, ATC's ! Heroes are born in the blink of an eye, and this gentleman is without question, a true life hero ! Any further details, would still be great !
ATC does an amazing job especially in the Florida area. We greatly appreciate the high paced stressful work they put in to help keep us safe. Thanks Robert for going above and beyond to help an aircraft in distress. Thanks for coming on to the show and explaining what you experienced. As always thanks Juan for putting all these together in between your full time job brother.
Outstanding Robert! Glad you could share with Juan and all of us who follow his channel about what took place. The Pilot and passenger had no choice that day, much respect to you for taking on a situation that no manual could teach. 👍👍
No, the thanks go out to you Mr Morgan! It's so reassuring to hear there is good folks like you out there willing to do their best to help others in a rough situation.
As an aviation enthusiast, I can´t less than admire how professionalism and team work can save lives. Thank you Juan and Robert for sharing this story with us. This is not the first time and certainly will not be the last. The aviation community has being seeking for safety for a century now and this was one more example of what mankind can achieve when working together in the same direction. As always, greetings to everyone from NE Patagonia, Argentina.
@@robertmorgan3947 The other way around: thank YOU Sir for your excepcional calm in this situation. Besides the calmness of the passenger-in-control, and in his own words it was a "...due or die..." situation, you show the world that the aviation community is not "just pilots". There are a LOT of people involved in the industry to get things right done. Blue skys and fair winds to you, your family and friends from a former P. pilot and from the far Argentina.
I saw the interview on Today with the fellow who landed the 208. He was very well-spoken and seemed like a pretty intelligent guy. He indicated he had no previous flight experience or training, nor had he ever played flight sim games. He did say that he had flown with this outfit many times previously, going to and from fishing trips at the islands, and had always been concerned about something happening to the single pilot. He also indicated that for this reason, he had always been attentive to what the pilot was doing, and that experience served him well when he actually had his hands on the controls. When recovering from the upset that occurred after the pilot lost consciousness, he had the presence of mind to level the wings and GENTLY pull on the yoke, so he wouldn't "pull the wings off it." Good headwork on his part. The piece that the interview didn't cover well at all was the last 1,000 ft. To me, as an experienced GA pilot, THAT'S what I want to hear about. As I noted in comments on Juan's last video, a non-pilot safely landing even a small GA airplane with zero experience/training is a long-shot. The airplane must be established on an approach path that keeps it aligned with the runway (not terribly difficult), but that also results in it arriving in the touchdown zone (first 1/3 of the runway) at a proper speed. Power must be reduced to idle at the proper time and a round-out made placing the airplane just above the runway with the speed bleeding off at a reasonable descent rate. If the speed is too high, or the descent rate is too high, or the round-out is not done correctly, the airplane can strike the ground hard enough to cause disintegration, or serious/fatal injuries, or it can bounce off the nosewheel and rebound into the air at very high angle of attack, possibly resulting in a low-altitude stall. Also, control can be lost on the runway, especially in the gusty crosswinds that were described the CFI Robert in this video. Even now, with well over 5,800 hrs. in my case, I never take my landings for granted. There is a lot going on in a short space and time, and it doesn't take much to turn a pretty landing into a bent-up airplane. According to statistics, even for trained for GA pilots, LANDING causes the most mishaps. For someone with zero experience to pull that off on the first try in those conditions in a professional turbo-prop single like a 208 is nothing short of a miracle. He said that after he got the airplane stopped, he said a prayer of thanks, which in my estimation was well-warranted. The man had some divine help that day. Great story. I hope we hear more. Edit: OBTW, the interviewer indicated that pilot of the 208 suffered an aortic aneurism, and there was another miracle that day. The guy is going to be released from the hospital this week.
I wonder how Juan feels, knowing that the GA community places trust in him to provide as true a story as he can. Robert needed an interview with someone he could trust and Juan came through. Great!
Honestly don't know how to respond to such a great interview and full on conversation between Robert & yourself. Robert did such an outstanding job to guide Dan in everything that he did you fly & land that plane. Many many flights sitting there watching did have a huge pay off when it came to it. Dan had seen enough & knew roughly what he had to do, with help, on getting that plane on the ground. I think that at some point Dan needs to be big enough & bold enough to acknowledge what he did that day. He saved a plane and life of the people on it. Doing a few interviews is a must as he has accept that he now has hero status.
Amazing interview. All I know is Robert sure knew who he could trust to keep it true. Robert, thanks for giving Juan the privilege of covering your incredible ability and skill.
Robert you did an amazing job by staying calm and cool under pressure. Captain Al Haynes said many times that the calm voice of the approach controller in Sioux City was a key factor in them getting flight 232 to a runway.
One of the better interviews I've seen, enjoyed it, be great if you can interview the pilot who landed the plane and get both sides...Both gentlemen should be proud of their performance as both were exemplary....
Man this interview made me emotional and im tearing up , it is soo great to hear a happy end to a story it's a rare in our crazy world no a days , I bet he feels that you are his guardian angel ❤ and Mr Robert Morgan was the perfect man for the job!!! Cheers
This is wonderful. It really shows how ATC are working to keep the pilot safe and away from conflicts and obstacles. They do this regularly but this incident really shows very clearly what their role really is and how they provide a great service.
The most important part of this is he didn’t overload him with things that weren’t important. He kept things simple. Unnecessary Task saturation kills..
Wow! Every time I see the videos of the approach and landing, I think of all the times other landings I’ve watched (and some that I’ve done) weren’t as good. Excellent interview, and excellent job by both Robert and Darin. It’s been a long time since I last instructed, but I know how hard it is to talk a new student through a landing when I’m sitting right beside him/her, let alone trying to do that remotely. Congratulations to all involved!
Just love blancolirio's humble giggle around advising Robert to stay with ATC (career advice) - which was an awesome personal moment and to be shows how humble and thoughtful Juan is - and it's amazing advice. ROBERT MORGAN you are a hero and we need more hero's working in fields they love and I guarantee you'll be well taken care of forever. You stepped up the moment it mattered most and you can't have enough of those folks in your rank and than management (if you want). Just an amazing story, and again thanks to blanco for helping Robert tell it so well. Love this channel - found it via my love for MentourPilot and he gives you shoutouts and props and I trust him so I came over and fell in love.
This is the perfect way to cover a situation like this and bring it all together by interviewing the main participants and getting their stories, thanks Juan and nicely done. Robert you sound like a great guy that I would really like to meet some day. You did a beautiful job bringing that plane in. I enjoyed your interview and your intent to keep it true and factual and also ensuring that all others were properly mentioned and given due credit. Well done my friend.
Captain Morgan, congratulations on so successfully helping that very brave man to bring that plane down. I'm so proud of you and Darrin for your teamwork in bringing the plane down safely.
Great story. Robert Morgan is a modest professional who did a great job assisting this aircraft to land safely. Thanks Juan for tracking him down for the video.
Dude…, my 59yrs young eyes were watering towards the end of this interview… Awesome work by Capt., Morgan…, anybody see Morgan’s resemblance to singer James Taylor (younger version of course)..? Juan excellent interview…! Thank you.
So the phone was never really used. A portable radio saved the day (along with Robert, and the staff who helped him). Unreal story. Thanks for the great interview.
Wow! What an amazing man, and an amazing interview, thank you Juan. I had to chuckle a little when Robert said that he had started watching your videos about aviation and and then found that he also enjoyed your non-aviation videos too. It’s the reverse for me. I started watching your videos about the Oroville Dam (remember that?), I loved the way that you explained things from an unbiased and informed perspective - you are a great communicator. You then got into aviation and have done so much to inform and educate the GA community - you have probably saved more lives than you realize. Robert and you have that in common. Thank you both for the outstanding work you both do.
Exactly my experience! I discovered Juan with the Oroville Dam situation. Was already watching aircraft videos as I'm a 72 year old wannabe. Juan is simply an incredible presenter. And obviously very skilled.
Juan, another great interview. Thinking back to when I first learned to fly in a Cessna 150 leading up to my first solo, I can remember that butterfly feeling when the instructor gets out and tells you to take her up for three take off and landings. You're confident as you know, but still have that feeling like "you want me to do what?" I can't imagine doing that in a Cessna Caravan with no instruction. He will never forget that experience.
Lol. I remember telling myself, as I watched the instructor walk back to the aerodrome, leaving me alone in the plane… “I haven’t even told my parents, wife and kids goodbye… what if…” 😂😂😂 And I came in really fast, there was a cross-wind, the attitude was all wrong, only once I touched down did I notice that I had forgotten to take last stage of flaps! Close shave. Lol.
Robert deserves the Archie Award for his efforts in bringing this incident to a successful outcome. Darren sounds like the sort of guy who shuns publicity but he certainly deserves official recognition as well.
5/15/22..Thx Juan for interviewing the Tower ATC who is also a instructor pilot. He did a great job 👏 talking the passenger thru issues of man handling the Cessna Caravan from emergency over Atlantic Ocean to long runway at Palm Beach ⛱. Thx again Juan for your presence on YT providing this educational aviation information. Another great video!👍👍👍✈🧑🔧🍷
True, seeing the landing was emotional. We knew at that part of the video that it would end good, but seeing it is really a very emotional thing. Many people have worked together to make this safe landing possible, many thanks to them and specially to Robert who talked him through and of course to the passenger pilot who landed it! And best whishes to the pilot for a full health recovery! And thanks to the doctors and everyone who helped there! And also, without the good guided landing it would not have been possible. Really, many people have worked hand in hand to make this possible.
So grateful to you Juan, for bringing us these stories and introducing us to such heroes, controllers and pilots, whether they want to be or not 😅 Greetings from Auckland, New Zealand.
Ditto... and a fascinating story! Very nicely done Robert! Calm and collected under pressure. Greetings from Christchurch, on the Mainland of New Zealand :) :)
Cudos to the guy who landed, and thanks for helping and this great interview, Robert! And thank you to you, Juan, for your great content! I am just some interested regular viewer with no connection whatsoever to aviation, but your explications are so easy to understand that even I can understand. Love your channel!
I watched the Savanah Guthrie interview on TH-cam. I looked for the BlancoBreakdown and found this interview. I am retired FAA (AFS, not ATC). Controllers live a crazy life for a lot of reasons. (Pushing Tin is not too fictional). Unless you are a commercial pilot and know, controllers rarely get the credit for what they do. Thanks Juan for bringing these things to the forefront. Always enjoy your content.
So the PET 2000 is similar to the URC-200 (some differences in power out etc) used by the military. It is a UHF/VHF transceiver with a max power out of 5 watts. All towers and tracons have there fixed tuned radios for the tower and tracon (10 watts). They have main and standby radios often in separate locations this includes main and standby antennas. The TRACON will usually have one URC or PET 2000 kept off to the side that is meant to be used in an emergency situation. The tower has a voice recorder that records all position (position is ATC position) to radio position to position and position to telco (phone lines) but the emergency transceiver is not recorded. The tower and TRACON is designed be able to work on batteries until the E/G is started and can take the load (under a minute) so the PET 2000 is usually only used as a grab and go radio or if they go ATC-0 with a catastrophic failure they can still talk to planes. If that were to happen the center would take over their airspace and ATC in the cab could still handle landings or take offs in a limited capacity using the transceivers in the tower. They were very smart in garbing the pet and tuning it to the correct freq I am so happy it all worked out. Often towers may not have an external antenna hooked up to the PET/URC as they will use the short stubby antenna that attaches tot he radio..... in their case I am sure they were hooked up to a larger external antenna mounted on the roof. Again what a fantastic story.
Amazing story! Remarkable that Robert was able to do all that with only scopes without actually seeing out the window. Kind of hard to imagine. A little tour of that might make another good video someday. Very good to hear this had a happy ending. Thank you for sharing.
Nice one Robert and Darren, 3 lives saved in a safe landing.. Team work and keeping calm.. And yes Robert.. Juan is so professional in everything he does airline and other.. love all his reports too. asks all the questions that are in our minds and explains so clearly.. Thank you Cpt.Juan you are the best.👍👍❤
Many years back we had a similar incident at HUY, east coast of England. His pilot sadly died but he had the extra problem in that it was getting dark and he couldn’t read the instruments. His talk-down instructor wasn’t familiar with his specific aircraft so didn’t want to risk him hitting the wrong switch while trying to turn on the instrument lights! After a few attempts he landed safely but drifted on to the grass.
There was another similar case with the Kingair iirc. The pilot had a heart attack and died in flight. The passenger had some experience with single engine and landed the Kingair. The passenger went on to be PIC of the same aircraft after getting his certification on the Kingair.
Just an outstanding interview Juan, as always it’s always great to see you’re little man Pete (Pedro) 👨✈️👩🏻🚀 pilot in training, wonderful story and a true hero.
Robert really did save the day. It's unusual to have someone that is a CFI and an ATC. Thank goodness he was on duty and able to get this plane on the ground. I hope the FAA gives this man a promotion and a raise!
Thanks for covering this situation, Juan and Robert, it's one of those times we all wish we could experience more often, with such good results, namely no fatalities and an undamaged airplane. Congratulations to Darren for his ability to remain calm throughout a highly un-nerving situation. God Bless and stay safe to all concerned.
Awesome! I learned to land no-flaps then started using flaps. My first ever flight was the Intro to Flight for 1 hour. I was at the controls all the way until we touched down then I told the instructor that "He had the controls!" This passenger was simply amazing and so is Robert! To tell someone how to land without knowing all the minutia is mind blowing! Wow!
I used to fly with my dad, a long time ago in the early 70s ...and at or by 12 years old I had a decent understanding of how to fly the planes in case of an emergency, if Dad were to somehow become unconscious. We flew in a lot of different planes, but the worst situation occurred in a Beechcraft Bonanza, flying in Summertime temps from Fresno to San Diego, yet our emergency caused a landing at John wayne Int. While flying over the Tehachapis, the turbulence appeared suddenly! During one huge bump, The door flew open and maps were flying throughout the cabin and some flew out the door as I fought to keep it somewhat closed...which was impossible! As I was trying to handle that, Dad realized that the entire electrical system was shorted, including the radio. We approached Santa Ana and Dad waved the wings at the tower....and we were given a green light to land, while on our approach, the tower suddenly flashed an emergency red light, and I remember a slew of cursing coming from dad on my left as he began a hard left around the tower and I saw a huge United overtaking the runway we had been cleared to land on. THAT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT! We went around and signaled with the wings again, and again were given the towers green light. We landed and taxi”d ...I was ready to kiss the ground, and I believe dad was ready to punch someone in the nose! He headed off to the tower, and I stayed behind. I know a couple months later we flew once more when he came to pick me up from visiting cousins for the summer.....but even though I enjoyed it, the dangers were apparent. The only times we flew after that was more or less on dad’s official business to and from Sacramento to meet with Gov Reagan, or to take pictures of the Faults and fissures after quakes. My dad was Director of Cal OES and previously known CDO... CALIFORNIA DISASTER OFFICE. I still often wonder why I remember some of the instructions and instruments...I sure hope I never need to use them! But I’ve had to use many of my dad’s teachings to survive the Valley Fire and many others since!
Hey Juan, congrats on this major score !! What a fascinating video. And wow, what an excellent “witness” statement he gave. Good dude for sure. Congrats all around.
Pretty much everything I the media has at least SOME form of spin to it. Wether it be for a political reason, an external motive, or to make it more exciting. I've heard of people giving the most mundane interview or questioning by the media say it was spun to a completely different narrative. They were asked something like "do you like your car? Have you had any problems? And the clip was used in a completely different piece that trashed the automaker and made him sound like he hated his car and was part of a lawsuit against rampant defects.
That PET2000 been sitting there for years just waiting to be used. Thank god it worked!! Fellow controller here, great work! Archie League for sure. I hope Darren will join the festivities! Ironically, I actually did work a NORDO on the phone a few weeks ago. The pilot called our clearance delivery telephone number when he lost everything. No biggy, it was VMC but was able to coordinate with the sat tower for his arrival. Great work Juan! They should air this on the news. It’s full and factual!
Fantastic job Mr. Morgan! I really like that you had been watching aviation accident videos and had internalized some lessons about what to do in those situations. I bet that really helped you talk the "pilot" to safety. Nice job!
Great story! The video of the landing at the end is amazing...he pretty much greased it in there, I didn't see any bounce...Great job, kept his cool and kept it down the middle, just like they tell you to!
Excellent interview!! Amazing guys!! I am so glad to hear about the F-15’s scrambling to check out the situation! 🇺🇸 glad everyone is doing well. Hopefully the pilot is doing good.
Wow, Juan great video I really enjoyed it. And for the viewers Thank you for all your
Nice comments. Im a new to zoom and interviews. So I apologize for the notifications not being silenced and lack of story telling ability . This is an awesome channel and I just wanted to participate and get my information to Juan so he could do it right . Thank you Juan . Once again your my Hero.
Enjoyed every minute of the interview! Great job! Just like the education from Juan’s channel I think this story will help other ATC’s should this situation ever arise again. Great job everyone who was involved in this positive incident!
good job, robert!
Fantastic interview!
From this interview and how you handled the in-air situation, Robert, we can see that you're both a competent and humble controller, instructor, pilot, and -- most importantly -- human being. There's absolutely no need to apologize for anything. We're happy to see the real you in this extended interview. Great job, Robert and Darren!
PS. Super cute drawing by your son. 🙂
Thank you so much for giving the interview! Fantastic to get your side of the story, and even more fantastic job you did getting the plane to land! - Cheers from Finland! 👍😎
One of Juan's great strengths is he let's his guests talk. It doesn't have to always be about him. Thanks Juan.
Juan has the luxury of time. On TV, they have other obligations and stories that they have to fit in. Only Trump could manage to get a network to allow him to speak for the better part of an hour.
I had the same thought. The poor guy wasn't a great storyteller, and there were plenty of gaps where Juan could have interjected, but he listened patiently!
He is a great interviewer.
Yes, he has the interrogator's gift of silence
You can tell Juan is totally engaged. Chair flying this plane in. So am I
This interview shows how outstanding your channel is. Robert knew your channel and how capable you are. An absolutely outstanding interview. Congratulations.
I truly hope Robert reads these comments from everyone. Robert, you are certainly a hero as is the Passenger/Pilot. It sounds like both of you are very humble men. Staying calm in situations like this make all the difference in the world as to what the outcome will be. Great job on everyone's part!! Juan, you're the best man. So glad you do what you do and share it with us. Can't wait to hear the rest of the story soon.
Robert was the air traffic controller, not the passenger who flew the plane.
Thank you.
@@robertmorgan3947 I'm sitting in Norway watching this. Emotionally touched. At the age of 55 I'm in the middle of my PPL (A), Solo up next. I know how difficult is can be to safely land a plane. This story is nothing less than a devine miracle...
Thank you for your service, may God bless you and your family!
@@cremebrulee4759 you need to re-read the initial comment until you read it right. No one said Robert is the passenger who landed the plane.
This channel is THE place on the entire internet where this interview needed to take place.
Thank you Juan. Great interview with Robert. I didn’t realize the video was 46 minutes long. I was on the edge of my seat. Can’t wait to see Juan interview the passenger pilot.
I was great to hear that the pilot with the heart problem is expected to recover.
This is an example of teamwork at its finest. Getting the printout of the cockpit controls was a well thought bonus effort. Landing a plane by communicating using data from a little green dot on the scope was also amazingly well done. Congratulations to the ATC team and the passenger pilot.
What a gentleman. Not interested in himself just a humble and informative narrative.
I was flying in Palm Beach airspace around the same time and it was windy and bumpy, so not only was the passenger trying to fly the plane, he was probably dealing with turbulent air as well. Bravo to all involved. Incredible story.
Holy cow, what an awesome job! Both the "passenger/pilot" AND Robert. Stayed calm, flew the plane, saved the day--what could be better? Thank you, Robert, and thank you Juan, for helping fill in the blanks for us, and the awesome footage of the passenger/pilot landing that plane like a pro. *big silly grin plastered across my face!*
Outstanding! Aviate, Navigate and Communicate. Robert did a fantastic job keeping it simple (as simple as it could be anyway) and getting all 3 safely down. Just doesn’t get any better. Well Done Robert!!!
It could have ended badly, but the key takeaway here is the fact that passenger Dan reacted quickly and did not panic. I can’t say enough about that, not panicking saved his life. Kudos to the air traffic controller Robert to work within Dan’s abilities and not push beyond his comfort zone.
There’s another heroic passenger taking the controls and landing the aircraft. It here on TH-cam under the search of 80 yo woman lands plane. Her husband had a stroke or heart attack in a King Air and she was on her own. Her saving grace was being a frequent passenger with husband. She was familiar with the compass, airspeed indicator, altimeter, flaps, landing gear etc. All on her she brought the aircraft home.
And also you cannot forget the Passenger that landed a King Air successfully after the pilot had a heart attack and died at the controls. The passenger was a very very low hour GA VFR pilot. But had no idea how to handle the king air that was on autopilot. He actually went on to get his multi engine commercial license and returned to fly the exact plane years later. The whole story is just amazing. a well made version of the events with all the audio is here th-cam.com/video/aqPvVxxIDr0/w-d-xo.html
Genuinely appreciate you staying on top of this story Juan !
This one definitely has the attention of a lot of GA, and Commercial pilots, CFI's, not the least of which, ATC's !
Heroes are born in the blink of an eye, and this gentleman is without question, a true life hero !
Any further details, would still be great !
ATC does an amazing job especially in the Florida area. We greatly appreciate the high paced stressful work they put in to help keep us safe. Thanks Robert for going above and beyond to help an aircraft in distress. Thanks for coming on to the show and explaining what you experienced. As always thanks Juan for putting all these together in between your full time job brother.
Outstanding Robert! Glad you could share with Juan and all of us who follow his channel about what took place. The Pilot and passenger had no choice that day, much respect to you for taking on a situation that no manual could teach. 👍👍
Wow thank you !
Wow! You’re amazing Robert. Thanks for taking the time to talk with Juan. Fascinating to a non pilot.
No, the thanks go out to you Mr Morgan! It's so reassuring to hear there is good folks like you out there willing to do their best to help others in a rough situation.
As an aviation enthusiast, I can´t less than admire how professionalism and team work can save lives. Thank you Juan and Robert for sharing this story with us. This is not the first time and certainly will not be the last. The aviation community has being seeking for safety for a century now and this was one more example of what mankind can achieve when working together in the same direction.
As always, greetings to everyone from NE Patagonia, Argentina.
Awesome Thank You sir
@@robertmorgan3947 The other way around: thank YOU Sir for your excepcional calm in this situation. Besides the calmness of the passenger-in-control, and in his own words it was a "...due or die..." situation, you show the world that the aviation community is not "just pilots". There are a LOT of people involved in the industry to get things right done.
Blue skys and fair winds to you, your family and friends from a former P. pilot and from the far Argentina.
Robert Morgan - my new hero! What a great guy! So nice, great communication skills, so competent, a wonderful person.
Thank You. I really appreciate it.
I saw the interview on Today with the fellow who landed the 208. He was very well-spoken and seemed like a pretty intelligent guy. He indicated he had no previous flight experience or training, nor had he ever played flight sim games. He did say that he had flown with this outfit many times previously, going to and from fishing trips at the islands, and had always been concerned about something happening to the single pilot. He also indicated that for this reason, he had always been attentive to what the pilot was doing, and that experience served him well when he actually had his hands on the controls. When recovering from the upset that occurred after the pilot lost consciousness, he had the presence of mind to level the wings and GENTLY pull on the yoke, so he wouldn't "pull the wings off it." Good headwork on his part. The piece that the interview didn't cover well at all was the last 1,000 ft. To me, as an experienced GA pilot, THAT'S what I want to hear about. As I noted in comments on Juan's last video, a non-pilot safely landing even a small GA airplane with zero experience/training is a long-shot. The airplane must be established on an approach path that keeps it aligned with the runway (not terribly difficult), but that also results in it arriving in the touchdown zone (first 1/3 of the runway) at a proper speed. Power must be reduced to idle at the proper time and a round-out made placing the airplane just above the runway with the speed bleeding off at a reasonable descent rate. If the speed is too high, or the descent rate is too high, or the round-out is not done correctly, the airplane can strike the ground hard enough to cause disintegration, or serious/fatal injuries, or it can bounce off the nosewheel and rebound into the air at very high angle of attack, possibly resulting in a low-altitude stall. Also, control can be lost on the runway, especially in the gusty crosswinds that were described the CFI Robert in this video. Even now, with well over 5,800 hrs. in my case, I never take my landings for granted. There is a lot going on in a short space and time, and it doesn't take much to turn a pretty landing into a bent-up airplane. According to statistics, even for trained for GA pilots, LANDING causes the most mishaps. For someone with zero experience to pull that off on the first try in those conditions in a professional turbo-prop single like a 208 is nothing short of a miracle. He said that after he got the airplane stopped, he said a prayer of thanks, which in my estimation was well-warranted. The man had some divine help that day. Great story. I hope we hear more.
Edit: OBTW, the interviewer indicated that pilot of the 208 suffered an aortic aneurism, and there was another miracle that day. The guy is going to be released from the hospital this week.
Glad to hear this guy entirely instead of getting cut up with the news channels.
I wonder how Juan feels, knowing that the GA community places trust in him to provide as true a story as he can. Robert needed an interview with someone he could trust and Juan came through. Great!
I never chat here but I have to say that this is one of the best Vlog interviews I have ever heard. Congrats to you, sir !
Honestly don't know how to respond to such a great interview and full on conversation between Robert & yourself. Robert did such an outstanding job to guide Dan in everything that he did you fly & land that plane. Many many flights sitting there watching did have a huge pay off when it came to it. Dan had seen enough & knew roughly what he had to do, with help, on getting that plane on the ground.
I think that at some point Dan needs to be big enough & bold enough to acknowledge what he did that day. He saved a plane and life of the people on it. Doing a few interviews is a must as he has accept that he now has hero status.
*Darren
Amazing interview. All I know is Robert sure knew who he could trust to keep it true. Robert, thanks for giving Juan the privilege of covering your incredible ability and skill.
The best emergency stories are the ones that end well. This is one of the best! Thanks Juan!
Robert you did an amazing job by staying calm and cool under pressure. Captain Al Haynes said many times that the calm voice of the approach controller in Sioux City was a key factor in them getting flight 232 to a runway.
One of the better interviews I've seen, enjoyed it, be great if you can interview the pilot who landed the plane and get both sides...Both gentlemen should be proud of their performance as both were exemplary....
Man this interview made me emotional and im tearing up , it is soo great to hear a happy end to a story it's a rare in our crazy world no a days , I bet he feels that you are his guardian angel ❤ and Mr Robert Morgan was the perfect man for the job!!! Cheers
This is wonderful. It really shows how ATC are working to keep the pilot safe and away from conflicts and obstacles. They do this regularly but this incident really shows very clearly what their role really is and how they provide a great service.
Great to hear the pilot survived!!! Thanks for your videos Juan!👍
“Who’s the best pilot I ever saw?” Both these men had the “Right Stuff” that day!👏🇺🇸
The most important part of this is he didn’t overload him with things that weren’t important. He kept things simple. Unnecessary Task saturation kills..
Wow! Every time I see the videos of the approach and landing, I think of all the times other landings I’ve watched (and some that I’ve done) weren’t as good. Excellent interview, and excellent job by both Robert and Darin. It’s been a long time since I last instructed, but I know how hard it is to talk a new student through a landing when I’m sitting right beside him/her, let alone trying to do that remotely. Congratulations to all involved!
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Just love blancolirio's humble giggle around advising Robert to stay with ATC (career advice) - which was an awesome personal moment and to be shows how humble and thoughtful Juan is - and it's amazing advice. ROBERT MORGAN you are a hero and we need more hero's working in fields they love and I guarantee you'll be well taken care of forever. You stepped up the moment it mattered most and you can't have enough of those folks in your rank and than management (if you want). Just an amazing story, and again thanks to blanco for helping Robert tell it so well. Love this channel - found it via my love for MentourPilot and he gives you shoutouts and props and I trust him so I came over and fell in love.
Great interview, JB, and tremendous kudos to Robert for excellent demeanor and communication during the event. Bravo!
Anyone that can teach someone to fly and land a plane who haven't flown before from a desk miles away needs to start a flight school, real superhero.
FACTS!!
This is the perfect way to cover a situation like this and bring it all together by interviewing the main participants and getting their stories, thanks Juan and nicely done. Robert you sound like a great guy that I would really like to meet some day. You did a beautiful job bringing that plane in. I enjoyed your interview and your intent to keep it true and factual and also ensuring that all others were properly mentioned and given due credit. Well done my friend.
Captain Morgan, congratulations on so successfully helping that very brave man to bring that plane down. I'm so proud of you and Darrin for your teamwork in bringing the plane down safely.
Robert Saves indeed! Thanks again for bringing this to us ... we do love an anti-crash!
After seeing so many accident videos over the years this was a real nice change of pace. Kudos to both Robert and Darren
Great story. Robert Morgan is a modest professional who did a great job assisting this aircraft to land safely. Thanks Juan for tracking him down for the video.
Glad to know Robert is an Embry Riddle graduate. truly a credit to America's #1 civilian aviation school.
Dude…, my 59yrs young eyes were watering towards the end of this interview… Awesome work by Capt., Morgan…, anybody see Morgan’s resemblance to singer James Taylor (younger version of course)..?
Juan excellent interview…!
Thank you.
Thank you Robert and all involved in this genuine miracle!
So the phone was never really used. A portable radio saved the day (along with Robert, and the staff who helped him). Unreal story. Thanks for the great interview.
With the recent crashes and fatalities it is nice to have one with a positive outcome due to all those at the ATC and the calm focus of the passengers
Wow! What an amazing man, and an amazing interview, thank you Juan. I had to chuckle a little when Robert said that he had started watching your videos about aviation and and then found that he also enjoyed your non-aviation videos too. It’s the reverse for me. I started watching your videos about the Oroville Dam (remember that?), I loved the way that you explained things from an unbiased and informed perspective - you are a great communicator. You then got into aviation and have done so much to inform and educate the GA community - you have probably saved more lives than you realize. Robert and you have that in common. Thank you both for the outstanding work you both do.
Exactly my experience! I discovered Juan with the Oroville Dam situation. Was already watching aircraft videos as I'm a 72 year old wannabe. Juan is simply an incredible presenter. And obviously very skilled.
Juan, another great interview. Thinking back to when I first learned to fly in a Cessna 150 leading up to my first solo, I can remember that butterfly feeling when the instructor gets out and tells you to take her up for three take off and landings. You're confident as you know, but still have that feeling like "you want me to do what?" I can't imagine doing that in a Cessna Caravan with no instruction. He will never forget that experience.
First solo, just about my scariest experience ever.
And best landing!
Lol. I remember telling myself, as I watched the instructor walk back to the aerodrome, leaving me alone in the plane… “I haven’t even told my parents, wife and kids goodbye… what if…” 😂😂😂
And I came in really fast, there was a cross-wind, the attitude was all wrong, only once I touched down did I notice that I had forgotten to take last stage of flaps! Close shave. Lol.
Robert deserves the Archie Award for his efforts in bringing this incident to a successful outcome. Darren sounds like the sort of guy who shuns publicity but he certainly deserves official recognition as well.
5/15/22..Thx Juan for interviewing the Tower ATC who is also a instructor pilot. He did a great job 👏 talking the passenger thru issues of man handling the Cessna Caravan from emergency over Atlantic Ocean to long runway at Palm Beach ⛱. Thx again Juan for your presence on YT providing this educational aviation information. Another great video!👍👍👍✈🧑🔧🍷
Well, I for one got a bit emotional at the end seeing that plane come in; simply amazing! Excellent job Robert! Bless you!
True, seeing the landing was emotional. We knew at that part of the video that it would end good, but seeing it is really a very emotional thing.
Many people have worked together to make this safe landing possible, many thanks to them and specially to Robert who talked him through and of course to the passenger pilot who landed it!
And best whishes to the pilot for a full health recovery! And thanks to the doctors and everyone who helped there! And also, without the good guided landing it would not have been possible. Really, many people have worked hand in hand to make this possible.
So grateful to you Juan, for bringing us these stories and introducing us to such heroes, controllers and pilots, whether they want to be or not 😅
Greetings from Auckland, New Zealand.
Ditto... and a fascinating story! Very nicely done Robert! Calm and collected under pressure. Greetings from Christchurch, on the Mainland of New Zealand :) :)
Cudos to the guy who landed, and thanks for helping and this great interview, Robert!
And thank you to you, Juan, for your great content! I am just some interested regular viewer with no connection whatsoever to aviation, but your explications are so easy to understand that even I can understand. Love your channel!
Thanks so much Juan for this interview! I learn a lot with your channel. Greetings from Patagonia!
Excellent interview. I was emotionally overwhelmed watching it. Great channel also. We never know when life is going to produce a new hero.
40 years flying, this made my day.
I watched the Savanah Guthrie interview on TH-cam. I looked for the BlancoBreakdown and found this interview. I am retired FAA (AFS, not ATC). Controllers live a crazy life for a lot of reasons. (Pushing Tin is not too fictional). Unless you are a commercial pilot and know, controllers rarely get the credit for what they do. Thanks Juan for bringing these things to the forefront. Always enjoy your content.
So the PET 2000 is similar to the URC-200 (some differences in power out etc) used by the military. It is a UHF/VHF transceiver with a max power out of 5 watts. All towers and tracons have there fixed tuned radios for the tower and tracon (10 watts). They have main and standby radios often in separate locations this includes main and standby antennas. The TRACON will usually have one URC or PET 2000 kept off to the side that is meant to be used in an emergency situation. The tower has a voice recorder that records all position (position is ATC position) to radio position to position and position to telco (phone lines) but the emergency transceiver is not recorded. The tower and TRACON is designed be able to work on batteries until the E/G is started and can take the load (under a minute) so the PET 2000 is usually only used as a grab and go radio or if they go ATC-0 with a catastrophic failure they can still talk to planes. If that were to happen the center would take over their airspace and ATC in the cab could still handle landings or take offs in a limited capacity using the transceivers in the tower. They were very smart in garbing the pet and tuning it to the correct freq I am so happy it all worked out. Often towers may not have an external antenna hooked up to the PET/URC as they will use the short stubby antenna that attaches tot he radio..... in their case I am sure they were hooked up to a larger external antenna mounted on the roof. Again what a fantastic story.
Amazing story! Remarkable that Robert was able to do all that with only scopes without actually seeing out the window. Kind of hard to imagine. A little tour of that might make another good video someday. Very good to hear this had a happy ending. Thank you for sharing.
fantastic interview with Robert Morgan, he is a real hero.
I can always count on you Juan for telling us the details accurately. Can't get much more accurate than this! I hope you gave Robert some swag!
Nice calm passenger/pilot, nice calm controller with a strong easily understood voice. What a story.
Picked the wrong day to Stop Sniffing Glue, but for Sure They Picked the right Man To Save The Day. What a Story & another Super Interview.
UPDATE: Today show interview with Darren Harrison, the passenger who landed the plane.
th-cam.com/video/qbMoyWukjbs/w-d-xo.html
PBI is my usual airport and I’m so glad that things worked out so well. Well done!
Nice one Robert and Darren, 3 lives saved in a safe landing.. Team work and keeping calm.. And yes Robert.. Juan is so professional in everything he does airline and other.. love all his reports too. asks all the questions that are in our minds and explains so clearly.. Thank you Cpt.Juan you are the best.👍👍❤
Many years back we had a similar incident at HUY, east coast of England. His pilot sadly died but he had the extra problem in that it was getting dark and he couldn’t read the instruments. His talk-down instructor wasn’t familiar with his specific aircraft so didn’t want to risk him hitting the wrong switch while trying to turn on the instrument lights! After a few attempts he landed safely but drifted on to the grass.
I saw a documentary on that. Brilliant job by both people again.
@@58biggles In this situation, any landing without plane damage and walk away from is very successful.
@@royreynolds108 absolutely!!
There was another similar case with the Kingair iirc. The pilot had a heart attack and died in flight. The passenger had some experience with single engine and landed the Kingair.
The passenger went on to be PIC of the same aircraft after getting his certification on the Kingair.
I remember that. The guy was an older gentleman and he did a good job.
People in aviation will talk about and reference this event for many years to come.
Just an outstanding interview Juan, as always it’s always great to see you’re little man Pete (Pedro) 👨✈️👩🏻🚀 pilot in training, wonderful story and a true hero.
That's Lt. Pete, Charles; a little decorum if you please. 😉
Robert really did save the day. It's unusual to have someone that is a CFI and an ATC. Thank goodness he was on duty and able to get this plane on the ground. I hope the FAA gives this man a promotion and a raise!
Robert’s 11 year old sons artwork is SO AWSOME .. bet he’s so proud of his dad!! Great episode Juan, thanks.
Thanks!
Thanks Terry!
Great job on everyones side! Also I'm glad to hear that the pilot is fine after his medical emergency
Great interview Juan- best bit saved till the end, that was a great landing- it might have been a bit hot but he sure kept the runway alignment.
I grew up in LA in the 60s. Robert W Morgan was THE man. Tnx for the conversation with THE man. RM, ur the man.
Great interview! Glad he was able to do an interview with you.
Thanks for covering this situation, Juan and Robert, it's one of those times we all wish we could experience more often, with such good results, namely no fatalities and an undamaged airplane. Congratulations to Darren for his ability to remain calm throughout a highly un-nerving situation. God Bless and stay safe to all concerned.
This has to be the best story of the year. Congrats to all involved!
Nice job Robert. Be proud man. Excellent work from you to Juan, as usual. Hope to see more on this soon.
Juan, your reputation for straight talk is clearly well known. Great interview!
Wow! I’m so glad you interviewed him! Love this channel so much. 🇺🇸✈️
Always good hearing from good people doing good work! Thanks Robert and Juan.
Awesome! I learned to land no-flaps then started using flaps. My first ever flight was the Intro to Flight for 1 hour. I was at the controls all the way until we touched down then I told the instructor that "He had the controls!" This passenger was simply amazing and so is Robert! To tell someone how to land without knowing all the minutia is mind blowing! Wow!
I used to fly with my dad, a long time ago in the early 70s ...and at or by 12 years old I had a decent understanding of how to fly the planes in case of an emergency, if Dad were to somehow become unconscious. We flew in a lot of different planes, but the worst situation occurred in a Beechcraft Bonanza, flying in Summertime temps from Fresno to San Diego, yet our emergency caused a landing at John wayne Int. While flying over the Tehachapis, the turbulence appeared suddenly! During one huge bump, The door flew open and maps were flying throughout the cabin and some flew out the door as I fought to keep it somewhat closed...which was impossible! As I was trying to handle that, Dad realized that the entire electrical system was shorted, including the radio. We approached Santa Ana and Dad waved the wings at the tower....and we were given a green light to land, while on our approach, the tower suddenly flashed an emergency red light, and I remember a slew of cursing coming from dad on my left as he began a hard left around the tower and I saw a huge United overtaking the runway we had been cleared to land on. THAT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT! We went around and signaled with the wings again, and again were given the towers green light. We landed and taxi”d ...I was ready to kiss the ground, and I believe dad was ready to punch someone in the nose! He headed off to the tower, and I stayed behind. I know a couple months later we flew once more when he came to pick me up from visiting cousins for the summer.....but even though I enjoyed it, the dangers were apparent. The only times we flew after that was more or less on dad’s official business to and from Sacramento to meet with Gov
Reagan, or to take pictures of the Faults and fissures after quakes. My dad was Director of Cal OES and previously known CDO... CALIFORNIA DISASTER OFFICE. I still often wonder why I remember some of the instructions and instruments...I sure hope I never need to use them! But I’ve had to use many of my dad’s teachings to survive the Valley Fire and many others since!
Both “pilots” and their communication and awareness are the heroes of this story. Nice job, regardless of your job title!
Hey Juan, congrats on this major score !! What a fascinating video. And wow, what an excellent “witness” statement he gave. Good dude for sure. Congrats all around.
What a heck of a story, and a heck of an interview. Thanks for bringing this to us Juan.
Wow this is awesome, I love interviews where the interviewer and interviewee speak the same language.
I like how Robert said the media made it sound different at time
Pretty much everything I the media has at least SOME form of spin to it. Wether it be for a political reason, an external motive, or to make it more exciting.
I've heard of people giving the most mundane interview or questioning by the media say it was spun to a completely different narrative. They were asked something like "do you like your car? Have you had any problems? And the clip was used in a completely different piece that trashed the automaker and made him sound like he hated his car and was part of a lawsuit against rampant defects.
Couldve gone wrong without initiative. The man that dug out that orange radio is a hero.
my first thought when hearing about this was, "I wonder when the Blancolirio video will be out." Juan does not disappoint!
That PET2000 been sitting there for years just waiting to be used. Thank god it worked!! Fellow controller here, great work! Archie League for sure. I hope Darren will join the festivities! Ironically, I actually did work a NORDO on the phone a few weeks ago. The pilot called our clearance delivery telephone number when he lost everything. No biggy, it was VMC but was able to coordinate with the sat tower for his arrival. Great work Juan! They should air this on the news. It’s full and factual!
Fantastic job Mr. Morgan! I really like that you had been watching aviation accident videos and had internalized some lessons about what to do in those situations. I bet that really helped you talk the "pilot" to safety. Nice job!
I really enjoyed hearing his side of he story. Thanks for presenting it. You did a great job Robert!
The Textron [Cessna] company should gift Robert all the instruction and flight time he needs for a Caravan type rating.
Great story! The video of the landing at the end is amazing...he pretty much greased it in there, I didn't see any bounce...Great job, kept his cool and kept it down the middle, just like they tell you to!
Excellent interview!! Amazing guys!! I am so glad to hear about the F-15’s scrambling to check out the situation! 🇺🇸 glad everyone is doing well. Hopefully the pilot is doing good.
All I can say is the stars aligned that day. Speaking of stars, this controller is a damn bright shiner.
Great interview. Congratulations to all who saved this plane and its people.