Flight instructor jumped midair to his death, left student to land the plane
- High in the skies over Argentina, a flight instructor at the controls of a Cessna 150 suddenly turned to his student and reportedly said, “You know what you have to do, carry on.
- ”Then he took off his headset, unbuckled his seatbelt, shoved open the door, and jumped out of the plane, the Argentinian news outlet TN reported.
- The 22-year-old student, identified in the news account only as Rosario, already had a pilot’s license and was able to safely land the aircraft.
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- High in the skies over Argentina, a flight instructor at the controls of a Cessna 150 suddenly turned to his student and reportedly said, “You know what you have to do, carry on.
- ”Then he took off his headset, unbuckled his seatbelt, shoved open the door, and jumped out of the plane, the Argentinian news outlet TN reported.
- The 22-year-old student, identified in the news account only as Rosario, already had a pilot’s license and was able to safely land the aircraft.
Sources: NBC News