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Passenger lands turboprop plane after pilot diesIt's a nightmarish scenario straight out of the movies: A passenger is forced to land a plane after its pilot becomes incapacitated.
"Descend and maintain 5,000. Just take your time, we'll set you up for the airport," an air traffic controller says.
In a calm voice, a passenger responds: "I need to get my throttle set for this descent. I don't know where to set it at."
The reality was playing aboard a plane over Florida on Sunday in what the National Air Traffic Controllers Association called "an Easter miracle."
"Descend and maintain 5,000. Just take your time, we'll set you up for the airport," an air traffic controller says.
In a calm voice, a passenger responds: "I need to get my throttle set for this descent. I don't know where to set it at."
The reality was playing aboard a plane over Florida on Sunday in what the National Air Traffic Controllers Association called "an Easter miracle."