From a good 20 minutes, I thought I had my instructor dead on my shoulder.

And I was just literally holding, you know, a body on my shoulder.

It was, you know, it was quite traumatic.

So I wouldn't wish it on anybody.

That's Australian student pilot Max Sylvester, talking about his third flying

lesson during which he had to land the airplane after his CFI had a seizure and became

unconscious.

Max obviously survived the landing, and his instructor has since recovered.

Hello again and welcome to aviation news talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Ruscott.

Today we'll be talking with Max about his experience last year when he had to be talked down to make a landing after only a couple of hours of total flight time.

And here's some takeaways that all pilots may want to consider so that they can prepare for an

emergency. One is to study hard ahead of time, so you'll know as much as possible when an emergency

occurs. Another is to stay calm, which as you'll hear in the audio, both Max and the air traffic

controller stayed remarkably calm.

And finally, never be afraid to ask for help, which is good advice for all aspects of life.

After we talk with Max, I'll run the full ATC audio of the emergency, which is courtesy of liveATC.com, so you can hear exactly what it sounded like.

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