Hearing the radio transmissions took my breath away. This pilot and crew deserve all the accolades and great things coming their way. The pilot sounded cool and calm. Amazing.
I've always been in awe of pilots with a secret dream of learning how to fly. My husband's a white knuckle flyer and one time we were landing in Chicago and the pilot came on and said he was just informed that we would be stacked up and didn't know how long, maybe 7 planes in front of us. I remember he had a very relaxed southern accent. My hubby immediately did not like this news. Then the pilot said, very calmly. "Folks, we don't have enough fuel for that length of time, so I've made a decision to fly back to Indiana and refuel. Now I know, we have more than enough to get there. Consider this little side trip on me." And he kind of chuckled in a deep reassuring way. Everyone applauded. Just his casual tone and good humor put everyone, including my hubby, at ease.
Anyone out there, pilots -- any crew, you have my deepest respect.
