Podcast: One Good Pilot

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A 70-year-old pilot became incapacitated while flying his Cirrus SR22 at 17,000 feet.
  • A regional airline crew, Air Traffic Control (ATC), and the pilot's wife collaborated to safely land the small plane.
  • 25-year-old Captain Ian Norris, flying captain for the regional flight, played a key role in the successful intervention.
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The 70-year-old pilot of N1WA became incapacitated as his Cirrus SR22 climbed for 17,000 feet toward the Rockies. Without intervention he might have died. A regional airline crew knew that and worked with ATC and the pilot’s wife (also on the Cirrus) to bring the small plane down, safely. 25-year-old Ian Norris was flying captain for the regional flight, and we spoke with him to hear the story. (Audio of the actual event is available here.)

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