Landing a plane after the pilot dies, that is. Doug White did it with a King Air, which he actually owns through his company. But he only holds a Cessna 172 PPL and had never flown anything bigger. With the help of Air Traffic Control and a former King Air pilot on the ground, he managed to land the plane and save the other passengers on board. Read about it here.
ATC audio of the event available here:
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/2009-4-12/media/kingairsave.mp3
Nothing says “We trust you daddy, you can do it!” like these results;
“Behind him, his wife trembled. Sixteen-year-old Bailey cried. Eighteen-year-old Maggie threw up.” <—Best one!!
Don 😉