“The trip report will spoil the outcome, so the video is somewhat more nerve-wrecking.”
Video of the actual flight.
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And here is the video: this video The trip report will spoil the outcome, so the video is somewhat more nerve-wrecking.
Cessna 172 pilot with no training, no hours, only flight simulator experience. Takeoff and landing
878K views · Nov 28, 2012 · 14:21 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2016
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as real evidence for whether a non-pilot can land a plane, whenever the topic comes up.
“this actually happened and you can see a video of it here”HN comment, 2016
What Hacker News said 3
“Someone actually did this experiment.”
Someone actually landed a plane with only sim experience.
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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.
“this actually happened and you can see a video of it here”
Video of the actual event.
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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 :)