On: A passenger with no flying experience landed a plane

[neverminder]

It's a Cessna though, so probably the easiest plane to land? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk-down_aircraft_landing

If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.

[Jxl180 → neverminder]

> If it was a jet plane, the ending might have been quite different.

I disagree. Jets are basically giant computers usually with far more capable autopilot and often even auto-landing capabilities. I imagine it would be far easier to talk a non-experienced pilot down in a jet by telling them what knobs to turn and switches to flip without them even needing to ever touch the yoke.

[capekwasright → neverminder]

To be fair, the Cessna 208 is a significantly larger aircraft than your run-of-the-mill Cessna 172

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan