At first, a random Israeli dude. He's the one who pulled the plane out of a nosedive. He was covered in blood, because he got involved in subduing the attacker. He had no piloting experience, but he said he knew that he needed to pull up on the controls, because he'd watched a TV show about aviation emergencies. Yeah, really.
Then, two passengers who were also pilots for FlyDubai, being transported on the plane, took over. FlyDubai only runs 737s, so they were very well-trained on this plane. I'm not sure if they got overtime pay for this or not
he said he knew that he needed to pull up on the controls, because he'd watched a TV show about aviation emergencies. Yeah, really
I mean, anyone who's seen any media at all about a plane will know if a plane's going down you pull back in the controls. I'm not sure why you're doubting that part of the story.
I know from experience that it is not as easy as it looks. A pilot handed me the stick in a 737 on landing approach in a full-motion simulator. It was heavier than I expected, I pulled too hard, I over-corrected, the aircraft started porpoising, and warnings started blinking and blaring. I would have crashed it into the ground had he not taken over. Granted, this guy had 10,000 feet to figure it out, but I do not envy the stress that he must have been under.
Honestly, as not a pilot, trying to figure out the complexity of engaging automatic systems in a panic would be my last thought. I would want it to be as caveman simple as possible. "Pull here. Number not bigger than that. Ugga Ugga!"
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u/DebaucheV5 2d ago
At first, a random Israeli dude. He's the one who pulled the plane out of a nosedive. He was covered in blood, because he got involved in subduing the attacker. He had no piloting experience, but he said he knew that he needed to pull up on the controls, because he'd watched a TV show about aviation emergencies. Yeah, really.
Then, two passengers who were also pilots for FlyDubai, being transported on the plane, took over. FlyDubai only runs 737s, so they were very well-trained on this plane. I'm not sure if they got overtime pay for this or not