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Off-Duty Bomber Pilot Helps Land a United 737 After Captain Passes Out
At that moment, Gongol thought it was a medical emergency with a first class passenger, his instincts told him to stay seated and stay out of the way. A fourth call went out, "are there any non-revenue pilots on board, please ring your call button." Immediately, Gongol realized the pilot was the patient. He looked to his wife; as she gave him a nod, Gongol pressed his button and headed toward the flight deck. (www.afspc.af.mil) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
No mention of the FO's name. Gongol did nothing but assist the FO, she is the real hero.
I agree. But it's a military paper and the subject of the article was a "local" guy. So understand why he was the focus.
Ditto what Chuck Me said. Cool story, though.
Agreed, He was only support... Even states she hand flew the approach...
Have you ever noticed some FO's wear 4 stripes. They were captain have been bumped back to the right seat due to furloughs. All FO's at my airline are type rated as captain. Media thinks FO's are in training or something, even my neighbor has asked me if I could land the plane if I had to. Gee, I don't know, I'm just an FO.
The other thing too that people must realize now on 121 carriers, all cockpit crew must have 1500 hrs and ATP. They may be gaining time in type or just waiting on the Captain slot to come around but they ain't no rookie.
Low time pilots at the major is a misconception. My United class average was 6500 hours. I was the highest at 11,000 hours.