Florida: the pilot suffered from discomfort, a passenger lands the plane

A passenger with no air flight experience managed to land a small private plane at a Florida airport on Tuesday (May 10) after the pilot became unwell, according to US media.

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“

,” the man who was in a Cessna 208 Caravan plane told air traffic control authorities, according to a radio recording transcribed by the local channel WPBF.

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Guided by controllers

The passenger, who admitted to having "

" of the geographical location of the aircraft in the sky, was then guided by the controllers, who recommended that he "

”.

The latter finally managed to locate the apprentice pilot, and their colleagues at the Palm Beach airport then helped him land there.

One of the controllers informed the other planes in the area, in a radio call, of this very special landing.

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“

,” replied one of the listening pilots.

"

'

,'" said Robert Morgan, one of the controllers of the air traffic that supported the passenger, on CNN on Wednesday.

Robert Morgan credits his experience as a flight instructor with helping him deal with this situation.

Throughout the landing procedure, he was in contact with the passenger, giving him a real accelerated pilot lesson, explaining how to approach the arrival on the runway, or even how to use the brakes.

Once the plane landed, "

," said Robert Morgan.

He was then able to meet the passenger, who “

” him and explained to him that “

,” said the controller.

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