Comments by "John P" (@johnp139) on "Off-duty pilot helps land Southwest plane after captain falls ill" video.

  1.  @frankish5314  it’s all about communications with ATC to alleviate the workload (and stress) of the FO.
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  2.  @rooster1012  There was a lot of communications that was required, and having someone else do this greatly reduced the workload on the FO: https://youtu.be/IuleoZUPNOY
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  3.  @stevorules1820  pilots from both the airline and other airlines often deadhead on aircraft.
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  4.  @norcalemt02  just because of an emergency like this. American Eagle recently had a pilot die on takeoff and the FO quickly took over and landed the aircraft as soon as possible. Unfortunately the tiller is only on the captain’s side.
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