Published 1 year ago

Pilot thought instructor who died inflight was 'just pretending'

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A pilot continued to fly after his co-pilot suffered a cardiac arrest and died - believing he was playing a joke. The pilot believed his colleague was pretending to be asleep and only realised what had happened after landing, a safety report revealed.

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BBC News

Pilot thought co-pilot who died in cockpit was joking

The pilot managed to safely land after his colleague suffered a cardiac arrest, investigators said.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Pilot thought instructor who died in-flight was 'just pretending'

A flying instructor died in-flight in the U.K. after suffering a cardiac arrest, but his co-pilot thought he was fooling around and only realized after landing on the runway with the man slumped on his shoulder.

1 year ago·Canada

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The Independent

Pilot who thought co-pilot was joking found out he had died after landing

The 57-year-old pilot, who died in June 2022, had passed a routine medical examination four months earlier

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Pilot flew plane with dead instructor thinking he was 'just joking'

He remembered talking normally to the man just moments before take off

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Pilot thought instructor who died inflight was 'just pretending'

A flying instructor died inflight after suffering a cardiac arrest, but his co-pilot thought he was fooling around and only realized after landing on the runway with the man slumped on his shoulder, according to a report into the incident.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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New York Post

Pilot thought instructor who died of heart attack mid-flight was joking: report

A 57-year-old flying instructor died from a heart attack mid-flight in England last summer — but the pilot he was with thought his colleague was just pretending to be asleep, a new report reveals.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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