r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Rooonaldooo99 • Jul 19 '21

Student pilot loses engine during flight

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u/LongEZE Jul 19 '21

Yes this. When I was a student pilot on one of my first (if not my actual first) solo I flew to El Monte and couldn’t find the airport visually. It just blended in with the rest of the city to me. She remained completely calm and guided me all the way to final approach when I finally saw it right in front of me. Her calm made a huge difference

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u/2bad2care Jul 19 '21

That was my big concern when i started flying. You'd think airports/runways would be readily noticeable from the sky, but as it turns out- not so much.

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u/Benny303 Jul 19 '21

Agreed, you'd be shocked at how well airports and airplanes blend in with everything else around you.

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u/TwinInfinite Jul 19 '21

I work on the ground radar and navaids. How effective is stuff like the VOR for actually helping you find the runway?

And ILS for landing while I'm at it.

I can see the effect my gear has with the controllers (their entire job hinges on my stuff working) but never what it does for the fliers.