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Interestingly: https://x.com/EvanWatsonNews/status/1716868497815580936?s=20

> The off-duty pilot who attempted to cut off a plane’s engines mid-flight told an officer it was his first time using psychedelic mushrooms, per the federal complaint



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https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/i-lost-my-ability-to-fl...

> "the pilot came to the back of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner “in shock”, Jokat said.

> "I asked ‘what happened’ and he said ‘my gauges just blanked out, I lost all of my ability to fly the plane’."



For some context, the pilot was Anatoly Kvochur[0], who was, for my understanding, one of the best Russian test pilot.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Kvochur


https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/112y75f/...

These clouds? You're right. It was an overcast day. But...



More context for those less familiar with the story: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow

Obligatory Straight Dope link: Has a passenger ever landed a plane after the pilot was incapacitated? [1] in which Cecil mentions several such cases.

[1] http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/3090/has-a-passenge...







https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/G...

This one? Which reads as though the back-seater (not the pilot) was the one that ejected and took the pilot with him?


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