[algore]

I saw that movie once, what was your favorite scene?

[Blueflag]

Modern aircraft can just about land themselves, so yes, one could.

Just get it safely stopped and evacuate.

[alternatives?]

Anybody can land an airplane. The issue is can they do it safely.

[Billthedrill]

I could. Piece of cake. Now, a landing you can walk away from, that’s another matter...

[In_Iowa_not_from]

Maybe guys consider flight simulators count towards experience?

[Magnum44]

[know.your.why]

If you can stick a general aviation plane on the numbers in MS Flight Sim then you’d almost certainly walk away from the real thing in the same simulated plane, location, weather, and time of day. Your radio communication skills would suck and you’d piss off everyone else at the airport and may sht yourself and get your azz kicked...but you’d probably walk away...in hand cuffs.

[algore]

There were some questions about which movie I was referring to.

It was a movie called Airplane!

[WinMod70]

If the options presented are that I give it a shot or just kiss my ass goodbye, you bet I’ll get behind the wheel.

[moovova]

You don’t have to learn how to land a commercial plane. Just ask the 9/11 terrorists.

Oh, that’s right...they can’t tell you.

[monkeyshine]

Was it a gladiator movie?

[struggle]

Sounds like a great premise for a reality show. Especially if you force the producer to ride as a passenger.

[escapefromboston]

If the tower is telling you how to do it I guess I could give it a shot.

[sasquatch]

This all happens within just a few minutes.

Units problem.

[Vendome]

Whatever

I could still do it

[SaveFerris]

I watched a video of someone landing a 777

Lots of stuff

That being said, Category III was decades ago

Gotta be pretty amazing stuff these days

[ClearCase_guy]

I could perform brain surgery. If I had to. Not sure it would work out though.

[DFG]

Don’t eat the fish.

[frank ballenger]

Rumack : Can you fly this plane, and land it?

Ted Striker : Surely you can’t be serious.

Rumack : I am serious... and don’t call me Shirley.

[Telepathic Intruder]

I’ve spent enough hours in flight simulators to land one. The trick is to level off at zero throttle and reach stall speed just above the ground, and let the plane drop onto the runway on its own. That way, you are certain that the plane touches the ground at the lowest possible speed.

[MNDude]

based on the track record of “experts” I think it’s safe to say that at least 50% of men and maybe 20% of women could successfully land a plane.