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Cessna 172 pilot with no training, no hours, only flight simulator experience. Takeoff and landing

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A man with no flight instruction and only desktop flight simulator experience attempts to take off and land a Cessna 172, with a commercial airline instructor aboard who gives no help. The flight came out of a prop bet.

HN cites it as real evidence for whether a non-pilot can land a plane, whenever the topic comes up.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@myztic2016-01 · in “Flying a plane with flight simulator experience only”

You might not want to skim through the forums (though I find the discussion interesting). In the end, this actually happened and you can see a video of it here ▶ this video EDIT: and rdancer also linked to the final report, see his post, thanks :)

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@lisper2014-02 · in “Questions People Ask When I Tell Them I Own an Airplane”

The answer is yes. Someone actually did this experiment. ▶ this video But it's pretty challenging. Today's simulators are pretty good, but there's something about having your life actually on the line that can't be captured by a sim.

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@revelation2013-02 · in “How to land an airplane if you are not a pilot”

And here is the video: ▶ this video The trip report will spoil the outcome, so the video is somewhat more nerve-wrecking.

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