A student pilot successfully landed a plane by herself after her instructor jumped to his death mid-flight.

She said her instructor told her “You know what to do” before leaping from the aircraft.

The article shows a picture of the instructor next to an image of a small single engine cessna.

Comment reads: You could literally land a plane by yourself after your instructor jumps to his death mid-flight and they’d still use a picture of a man.

  • altphoto@lemmy.today
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    1 month ago

    The original also mentioned how the new woman pilot didn’t damage the plane when she landed. Which is important when your instructor jumps out and leaves you in the plane. Although also important to note that the new pilot had already flown many times during training and was just getting hours so why point out that she didn’t damage the plane during landing.

    • nickiwest@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I feel like that would be worth mentioning if it were her first time landing a plane. But it wasn’t.