Y-a-t-il un pilote dans l'avion? La réalité dépasse la fiction

 Un passager qui remplace le pilote, comme dans un film. Mais pas n'importe quel passager! Mois énervant que cette bonne vieille version:

 "There was a moment," he recalled. "We both had about five seconds to size each other up. She was wondering about my level of experience. Was I a Cessna driver -- or a professional pilot?

"I wanted to make sure she was OK. I had a feeling she was -- she was better than OK. She had already made the decision to turn the plane toward the nearest airport."

Gongol strapped himself in and did what he could to help get the plane to the airport in Omaha.

Never taking the controls, Gongol acted as a backup for the first officer. He worked the radio, communicating with air traffic controllers -- updating them on the condition of the captain, passengers and the aircraft.

Although he never suspected he would have to fly the plane, piloting a B1B bomber isn't too different from a 737, Gongol explained.

"A plane is a plane," he said. "It's like the difference between driving a pickup truck, or a sedan. The same skills transfer."

After landing, the airliner taxied as near a terminal gate as possible -- and ground crew maneuvered a rolling stairway to one of the plane's exits. The captain was rushed by ambulance for treatment.

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http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/03/travel/737-emergency-pilot/index.html?hpt=hp_t1