If Ever I'm In An Aircraft That's In Trouble I Hope This Pilot's In Charge.

[ladybirder]

Bravo I say. What say you?
Horrendous for the poor lady who lost her life despite others trying to save her from being pulled out of the window. The recording from the cockpit is worth 8 mins of your time. Very moving.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5626379/Southwest-Airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-Philadelphia-engine-blows-out.html

[Bazile]

Indeed Balders.

But we are talking here in the context of a civilian airplane
So what particular skill can they bring to flying a civilian plane that another pilot ( with non military training ) wouldn't have ?

Are you saying that she was only able to land the airplane safely , because she has military training , which provided her with 'extra' skills needed to fly a non military airplane ?

[Garaman]

The skill they bring is the ability to do the right thing in a stressful situation; that is what military training focuses on. I am not suggesting that a pilot couldn't have done that without military training, but I am suggesting it must help.

[Bazile]

garaman

//I say it because a commercial pilot is taught to fly a plane and handle a dangerous situation should it occur, whereas a military pilot is taught how to be in dangerous situation and fly a plane.//

Indeed , however the 'dangerous situation' for a military pilot would be almost entirely to do with danger from an enemy trying to shoot you down - i.e . in an hostile situation .

So how would a military pilot -taught how to be in dangerous situation and fly a plane - be more competent to fly a commercial plane , than a commercial pilot taught to fly a plane and handle a dangerous situation ?

[Garaman]

I'll leave it there, Bazile, we don't have to agree.

[237SJ]

It used to be that some ex military pilots were not very communicative when flying a civilian aircraft because they were used to acting alone and were not team players. That's changed now though

[Bazile]

ok garaman - thanks for the clarification - so what your'e saying is that a military pilot is likely to be more able to handle stress than a non military trained pilot .

[jno]

I always, always keep my belt on

apparently this won't help, NJ, she had her seatbelt on.

[ladybirder]

Crikey, did she Jno? I haven't seen that. She probably would have flown straight out without it then? I can't imagine the terror and horror of what happened to her. It being one of the fears we are born with if I remember correctly.

[jno]

apparently so, ladybirder

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-19/passenger-sucked-through-plane-window-was-wearing-seatbelt/9674330

Yes, very scary.

[Bazile]

This pilot had a lucky escape .

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/the-day-pilot-was-sucked-out-of-birmingham-223909

[ladybirder]

Thank you jno.

BAZILE OMG that is just ... I'm lost for words. Amazing he survived. That's not something you're ever going to forget, not anyone who was in the cockpit at time. Thank you for posting, I don't recall it at the time.

[jno]

Mr Ogden later left British Airways to work for the Salvation Army

Once you've saved your first one you just can't stop...

I don't remember that one either (I see he was wearing a seatbelt too). Thanks, Bazile.