Posted on 04/01/2023 7:55:34 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A Florida man used a popular chatbot app to land an airplane after both pilots became incapacitated, local media has reported.
According to witness statements, the feat is “nothing short of a miracle” and has made them “really think about the future of AI”.
What happened?
Global View News Florida first broke the story. According to the report, the incident took place onboard a Floridian Skyways Boeing 737, flying from San Juan Airport (SJU) to Tampa International Airport (TPA), on April 1, 2023.
While approaching TPA, the pilot notified flight control that he felt dizzy and that the first officer had passed out. Shortly after, the crew squawked emergency code 7700 and stopped responding to flight control.
According to tracking data, the aircraft experienced a significant drop in altitude, followed by a quick recovery and stabilization at a height of just 300 feet (91 meters) above the Gulf of Mexico.
According to GVN Florida, John Williams, 45, was traveling back from a vacation in Puerto Rico with his wife, and two children, entered the cockpit, and took control of the plummeting aircraft with the help of the ChatGPT app on his phone.
“I whipped out the app and yelled, ‘tell me how to fly a plane’,” Williams is quoted as saying in the report.
“The app starts explaining what knob to turn and what lever to pull and whatnot, and there you go, I’m flying the damn plane!” Williams added.
It is currently unclear how Williams was able to enter the cockpit during the uncontrolled dive. According to the report, the passenger had been on his way to the lavatory when he had “felt something fishy was going on” and decided to enter the cockpit.
Pilot cabin doors are typically locked during flights.
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The real question should be - how did both the pilot and copilot become incapacitated?
YIKES!
YIKES! Wish it was real...
Yep, and most times I see them and don't get pulled in. But tonight I was very tired and just took everything at face value, even the mention of it being a 737, although that set off a mental alert that I filed for later appraisal. :-)
Good one!
I almost forgot it was April 1st!
I fell for it til I got to the end.
No Way. FAke news.
I was immediately suspicious of satire when I read this. The issue is NOT which control to adjust, it's "WHERE IS IT". There are hundreds of knobs, switches, and controls on any airliner, and the main issue to an unfamiliar person is finding it. It can take minutes to find just one switch. Finding the right control cannot be described quickly over a phone.
A completely BS story. Copilot has passed out, pilot is dizzy..think about that.
The passenger is fine, gets in the cockpit, whips his phone out and the phone tells him how to land the plane.
Total BS.
April Fool’s 🤣🤣🤣
Lots of stories sound like the Bee on April Fool’s Day
At least I was not fooled. I forgot it was April Fools, but I read it was a 737 and know that ever since 9/11, aircraft cockpits are secured during flights and doors can only be opened by the crew inside the cockpit.
So the story sounded like hooey from the start.
John Williams....With a name like that my bet he is another ( not-evil) White Man who saves the day! ( Yes, the upper case W and M are intentional.)
Got me!
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