Pilot thought instructor was "pretending to nap" in flight but he wasn't pretending, nor was he napping

Originally published at: Pilot thought instructor was "pretending to nap" in flight but he wasn't pretending, nor was he napping | Boing Boing

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Yikes, getting flashbacks of reading Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet as a kid. At least in this case the survivor in the cockpit knew how to land the thing.

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And considering the airline industry/FAA revolving door…

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Say…did this pilot ever used to work as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas?

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That’s horrible, but I can’t stop laughing.

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fish-catinhat

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Dang, just how bad at flying was this pilot?

That’s a horrifying experience on several levels.

That poor student…

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Not a student.
(Thankfully.)

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Quite right; my error.

I’m currently reading this book to my kid after having read it a handful of times to them, and I instantly thought of it when I read the article.

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