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If the student had a PPL, it's likely she was training with him (a commercial pilot) for her IL instrument license, the next step up from PPL. Means she was qualified to land in clear weather.
He wasn't putting her in physical peril. But it's still a terrible mental burden to put on someone else.
What a selfish shitty thing to do to someone
It's similar to people who end themselves by stepping in front of a truck or a train. It can be extremely traumatic to the driver.
I disagree. Leaving someone with trauma, versus leaving someone in a life or death situation is quite different I'd say.
The similarity is involving people in the act and leaving them to deal with extreme trauma.
sure, so it's similar like heavy mental abuse is similar to attempted murder.
During the flight, Bertazzo allegedly told Rosario, “You know what to do” before removing his headset, arranging his belongings, taking off his seatbelt and exiting the aircraft.
Importantly, the article also says she was trained, but still needed some hours with an instructor or pilot before being allowed to fly solo. He must have decided his other student that day wasn't ready but felt she'd be safe without him. Better than some suicidal pilots who have crashed the whole plane.
Landings are pretty much your first focus after basic air work, and you can solo in 15-20 hours typically. A full license is around 80 hours (at least here in Canada), and she had a ppl already.
When i soloed my instructor was kind enough to get out of the plane while we were on the ground. What a horrible experience for this student.
That's kinda strange. The process I'm familiar with, you get your student pilot license during training, then you get an endorsement from your instructor to solo. After you've had sufficient instructional and solo time, you take your practical test / check ride, and get your private license.
Maybe this was a requirement of the flight school rather than a licensing requirement? Maybe she got her private license in gliders or balloons, and wasn't yet qualified to solo a powered aircraft?
Journalists know jack shit about aviation, chances are she was able to fly solo, but was working with an instructor to move towards a CPL. I did plenty of time with an instructor after getting my PPL.
could be getting an instrument rating or checked out on an unfamiliar aircraft.
During the flight, Bertazzo allegedly told Rosario, “You know what to do” before removing his headset, arranging his belongings, taking off his seatbelt and exiting the aircraft.
Instructor: "If you can handle this, Rosario, it'll all get easier from here on out. The most stressful moments are when you're just learning."
Student: "Thanks, but I'm sure that..."
Instructor: dives out plane door
Student: ...
“She was very shaken, but with complete professionalism she flew the plane to the airfield and made a perfect landing,”
Dude may have been having a rough time, but definitely knew his students.
She had a private licence, so she was more than capable of flying solo.
Did you actually read the article?
Having a private license does not imply she was qualified to solo the aircraft she was in. If her private license was for hot air balloons or gliders, for example, her private license alone would not qualify her to solo a powered aircraft. Assuming Argentina's process is comparable to the US process, she would need a solo endorsement from a qualified instructor in her logbook before she would be considered capable of flying solo.
It's a Cessna, a child could fly one.
And it's probably the type she got her license in.
Good way to fake your death and ensure your student gets famous. Win-win.
Is the thumbnail photo of the instructor who killed himself?
Yes, it is.
That seems so morbid when the article is more focused on the student than the pilot.
As it should be. Fuck that guy for traumatizing that poor unsuspecting person.
'Fuck me, you're a bad pilot. I'm going to take my chances out there'.
"They expect one of us in the wreckage, brother. The fire rises."
So he immediately got his license? Because that's quite a test right there.
She
Also she already had her private license, she was building up flight hours to be able to fly solo.
I uhh, presume he landed somewhere?
Edit: my point is more about where
Well he didn't float away.
She was a qualified private pilot, so easily capable of landing the plane unassisted.
What a bizarre thing to do.