Did the Southwest pilot lose consciousness?
Did the Southwest pilot lose consciousness? Southwest Flight 6103 was on the way from Las Vegas to John Glenn International Airport in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday morning when one of the two pilots on the Boeing 737 began suffering from extreme stomach pains. The pilot then lost consciousness and was moved to the rear of the aircraft and treated by crew members.
What is a ghost plane?
Regarding an aviation accident, a ghost plane or ghost flight occurs when the plane, already in the air, suffers some type of accident that has incapacitated the crew and passengers but continues to fly until it runs out of fuel and crashes.
Do pilots feel or hear the sonic boom?
If you're WONDERing about how pilots handle sonic booms, they actually don't hear them. They can see the pressure waves around the plane, but people on board the airplane can't hear the sonic boom. Like the wake of a ship, the boom carpet unrolls behind the airplane.