It’s a nightmare scenario: the pilot of your flight is incapacitated and someone has to get in their seat and land the plane. Could you do it? Here’s what the experts say.

Picture this: You are on a flight when you learn that the pilots have fallen ill and can no longer fly the plane. A voice comes over the public address system, asking for a volunteer to help land ...

Modern jets’ autopilot systems can land planes with no pilot input, but only if you know how they work. It’s not like there’s a button that says “land plane. ...

The plane that harbored the snake. Brian Emmenis via GoldFM 104.3 Welkom. Erasmus initially refrained from announcing the interloper’s presence over the intercom for fear of causing mass hiss-teria.

Taylor Hash was able to land the plane without much damage after she was told to circle the airport and do a low approach. FOX 2 “It was perfect and just what I needed in that moment,” she ...

A passenger on a private plane was forced to land the aircraft without any flying experience after the pilot suffered a medical emergency. The passenger safely landed at Palm Beach International ...

There was drama in the sky over Bakersfield Friday afternoon as a small plane -- its pilot in distress -- was diverted to Meadows Field and successfully landed by its one and only passenger.

25% of Americans believe they could safely land a large passenger plane in an emergency, a new poll found. Men were far more likely than woman to say yes.

A helipad is not a runway to land a plane, but to Red Bull pilot Luke Czepiela it'll do just fine. By Lewin Day. Published Mar 15, 2023 9:00 AM EDT. 0. Joerg Mitter via Red Bull Content Pool.

Everyone on the plane is safe, and we are making necessary plans to arrive back in Pittsburgh later today. — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) September 25, 2023 ...