Passenger With No Flying Experience Lands Plane After Pilot Became Incapacitated

Passenger With No Flying Experience Lands Plane After Pilot Became Incapacitated
An air traffic control tower is seen in this file photo taken at an airport in Florida on March 4, 2013. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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A passenger without any flying experience managed to land a private plane safely at an airport in Florida after the pilot became incapacitated.

The unidentified man used the cockpit to make an urgent plea after he realized that the pilot was too ill to handle the controls. He got a response from air traffic controllers in Fort Pierce, who then guided him to a safe landing at Palm Beach International Airport.

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