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From: Runge121 on 16 Jun 2010 15:43 "Clarence do we have clearance?" <victor(a)getthevectors.now> a �crit dans le message de groupe de discussion : 3r78ip.l92.19.1(a)news.alt.net... > 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. > |