Close call. Co-pilot lands plane after pilot dies.

[enterthemadness]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15587328/?GT1=8921

McALLEN, Texas - The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight became ill after takeoff and was later pronounced dead after the plane made an emergency landing Saturday, a company spokeswoman said. The 210 passengers on the flight, which departed from Houston, were never in danger and the co-pilot landed the plane safely, Continental spokeswoman Macky Osorio said.
The airline said only that the pilot suffered a “serious medical problem.” Continental believes the pilot died of natural causes, Osorio said.
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The pilot’s name was not released.
The flight, bound for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, took off from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and was diverted to McAllen-Miller International Airport.
The flight continued to Mexico with a new crew, Osorio said.

Thankfully the co-pilot is good at flying.

 

[Kyalesyin]

Isn't that the point, that the co-pilot is good at flying?

 

[Hades]

Isn't that the point, that the co-pilot is good at flying?

No. The co-pilot is there if the pilot is ever lonley and wants a hand job

 

[Kyalesyin]

No. The co-pilot is there if the pilot is ever lonley and wants a hand job

Dude. I've been lied to.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

They should seriously make a film where a passenger has to fly the plane when the pilots are unable to. That would make an awesome film.

 

[enterthemadness]

They should seriously make a film where a passenger has to fly the plane when the pilots are unable to. That would make an awesome film.

Spoiler

Snakes on A Plane has that. Jackson and Kennan fly it.

 

[The Amazing Lee]

Heh

It was just a joke. I was mainly referring to airplane.

 

[Dew k. Mosi]

Spoiler

Snakes on A Plane has that. Jackson and Kennan fly it.

I'm sure Lee was joking because that is like the plot of every airport disaster film ever

 

[black_dust]

Any snakes onboard?

 

[The Amazing Lee]

When am I ever serious?

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

If the pilot died then there is no longer a co-pilot. He is the pilot now.

 

[Badger]

Heh

It was just a joke. I was mainly referring to airplane.

Yeah this story sucks (RIP Pilot ), because the co-pilot wasn't wearing his binoculars backwards.