[The_Victor]

According to one aviation source familiar with the incident in Baghdad, the incredible feat of airmanship is explained partly by a safety seminar the DHL/European Air Transport (EAT) captain attended in Brussels earlier this year. In a stroke of luck, one of the speakers was retired Capt. Al Haynes. In 1989, Haynes commanded a United Airlines DC-10 in which all the hydraulics had been lost due to a center engine rotor burst in cruise. Using engine thrust alone, the United crew was able to crash-land the crippled aircraft at the Sioux City, Iowa, airport, and the majority of the passengers survived.

The sign of a serious hero. Capt. Al Haynes' actions are saving lives long after the actual heroic event.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

retired Capt. Al Haynes. In 1989, Haynes commanded a United Airlines DC-10 in which all the hydraulics had been lost due to a center engine rotor burst in cruise.

I believe the report I read at the time said that it was not Haynes but an instructor who had been in first class who came up to the cockpit and flew with the throttles while sitting on the floor between the seats.