Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane
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From: Clarence do we have clearance? on 16 Jun 2010 09:19 Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was working the flight! http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html Flight attendant helps pilot land plane June 15, 2010 A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill first officer during a landing at O'Hare International Airport, officials said today. The co-pilot of an American Airlines plane that departed San Francisco on Monday fell sick en route to Chicago, said American spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan. "He was unable to continue his duties and he moved to the passenger cabin," Fagan said, adding that the flight's captain checked to see whether any off-duty airline pilots were on board the flight. A female flight attendant advised the captain that she is a commercial pilot and the captain asked her to sit in the right-hand seat in the cockpit, Fagan said. "The flight attendant became the first officer on landing," she said. "The cockpit crew did an outstanding job handling the situation." The flight attendant helped the captain by reading off check list of procedures and she handled other tasks, in addition to providing a second set of eyes in the cockpit, Fagan said. The plane, a Boeing 767 with 225 passengers and seven crew members on board, arrived at O'Hare at 4:24 p.m. Monday. The landing was normal, officials said. The condition of the ill first officer was not serious, officials said. He was met on the ground at O'Hare by paramedics and transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released. The first officer was based in Chicago. He was resting on Tuesday, officials said.
From: moviePig on 16 Jun 2010 09:36 On Jun 16, 9:19 am, "Clarence do we have clearance?" <vic...(a)getthevectors.now> wrote: > Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was > working the flight! > > http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pil... > Flight attendant helps pilot land plane > June 15, 2010 > > A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill first officer > during a landing at O'Hare International Airport, officials said today. > > The co-pilot of an American Airlines plane that departed San Francisco on > Monday fell sick en route to Chicago, said American spokeswoman Mary > Frances Fagan. > > "He was unable to continue his duties and he moved to the passenger cabin," > Fagan said, adding that the flight's captain checked to see whether any > off-duty airline pilots were on board the flight. > > A female flight attendant advised the captain that she is a commercial > pilot and the captain asked her to sit in the right-hand seat in the > cockpit, Fagan said. > > "The flight attendant became the first officer on landing," she said. "The > cockpit crew did an outstanding job handling the situation." > > The flight attendant helped the captain by reading off check list of > procedures and she handled other tasks, in addition to providing a second > set of eyes in the cockpit, Fagan said. > > The plane, a Boeing 767 with 225 passengers and seven crew members on > board, arrived at O'Hare at 4:24 p.m. Monday. The landing was normal, > officials said. > > The condition of the ill first officer was not serious, officials said. He > was met on the ground at O'Hare by paramedics and transported to a local > hospital, where he was treated and released. > > The first officer was based in Chicago. He was resting on Tuesday, > officials said. The captain did, however, complain that she was slow to freshen his coffee... -- - - - - - - - - YOUR taste at work... http://www.moviepig.com
From: Floyd ""Ralph" on 16 Jun 2010 14:59 Clarence do we have clearance? wrote: > Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was > working the flight! > > http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html > > Flight attendant helps pilot land plane > June 15, 2010 > > A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill first > officer during a landing at O'Hare International Airport, officials said > today. > > The co-pilot of an American Airlines plane that departed San Francisco > on Monday fell sick en route to Chicago, said American spokeswoman Mary > Frances Fagan. > > "He was unable to continue his duties and he moved to the passenger > cabin," Fagan said, adding that the flight's captain checked to see > whether any off-duty airline pilots were on board the flight. > > A female flight attendant advised the captain that she is a commercial > pilot and the captain asked her to sit in the right-hand seat in the > cockpit, Fagan said. > > "The flight attendant became the first officer on landing," she said. > "The cockpit crew did an outstanding job handling the situation." > > The flight attendant helped the captain by reading off check list of > procedures and she handled other tasks, in addition to providing a > second set of eyes in the cockpit, Fagan said. > > The plane, a Boeing 767 with 225 passengers and seven crew members on > board, arrived at O'Hare at 4:24 p.m. Monday. The landing was normal, > officials said. > > The condition of the ill first officer was not serious, officials said. > He was met on the ground at O'Hare by paramedics and transported to a > local hospital, where he was treated and released. > > The first officer was based in Chicago. He was resting on Tuesday, > officials said. > Is it hard to land when sitting in the captain's lap? Just kidding, I hope the attendant gets a chance to fly for American as a pilot.
From: clouddreamer on 16 Jun 2010 15:05 Floyd > wrote: > Clarence do we have clearance? wrote: >> Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was >> working the flight! >> >> http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html >> >> Flight attendant helps pilot land plane >> June 15, 2010 >> >> A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill first >> officer during a landing at O'Hare International Airport, officials >> said today. >> >> The co-pilot of an American Airlines plane that departed San Francisco >> on Monday fell sick en route to Chicago, said American spokeswoman >> Mary Frances Fagan. >> >> "He was unable to continue his duties and he moved to the passenger >> cabin," Fagan said, adding that the flight's captain checked to see >> whether any off-duty airline pilots were on board the flight. >> >> A female flight attendant advised the captain that she is a commercial >> pilot and the captain asked her to sit in the right-hand seat in the >> cockpit, Fagan said. >> >> "The flight attendant became the first officer on landing," she said. >> "The cockpit crew did an outstanding job handling the situation." >> >> The flight attendant helped the captain by reading off check list of >> procedures and she handled other tasks, in addition to providing a >> second set of eyes in the cockpit, Fagan said. >> >> The plane, a Boeing 767 with 225 passengers and seven crew members on >> board, arrived at O'Hare at 4:24 p.m. Monday. The landing was normal, >> officials said. >> >> The condition of the ill first officer was not serious, officials >> said. He was met on the ground at O'Hare by paramedics and transported >> to a local hospital, where he was treated and released. >> >> The first officer was based in Chicago. He was resting on Tuesday, >> officials said. >> > > Is it hard to land when sitting in the captain's lap? Just kidding, I > hope the attendant gets a chance to fly for American as a pilot. I hope the airlines start giving free lessons to their flight attendants. .. -- We must change the way we live Or the climate will do it for us.
From: mikeos on 16 Jun 2010 16:06
On 16/06/2010 14:19, Clarence do we have clearance? wrote: > Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was > working the flight! > > http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html > > Flight attendant helps pilot land plane Not only a trolly-dolly then! |