Comment by ren_engineer

3 years ago

there are some crazy talented pilots out there who are able to perform under massive amounts of pressure, United Flight 232 is a more extreme version of this article

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232

>Despite the fatalities, the accident is considered a good example of successful crew resource management. A majority of those aboard survived; experienced test pilots in simulators were unable to reproduce a survivable landing. It has been termed "The Impossible Landing" as it is considered one of the most impressive landings ever performed in the history of aviation

plane lost all hydraulics and had to be steered and crash landed using only the engines

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macintux  3 years ago

That is an amazing story, thanks for sharing it. This part leapt out at me:

> Rescuers did not identify the debris that was the remains of the cockpit, with the four crew members alive inside, until 35 minutes after the crash.

I can't imagine spending a half hour waiting to be rescued, not knowing whether any of your passengers had survived.