Student Pilot Forced to Land Plane After Instructor Jumps Out Mid-Flight

[WhiteTara]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/student-pilot-forced-land-plane-163720612.html

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Bertazzo reportedly turned to his student and told her, "You know what to do, keep moving forward."

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Leandro Bertazzo a flight instructor, jumped to his death from a small plane in mid-air, leaving his 22-year-old student pilot to land the aircraft alone.

The incident occurred on Monday, July 6, over Toledo, Argentina, when Bertazzo exited the Cessna C-150 while airborne, according to an article The U.S. Sun published on Tuesday, July 7.

Bertazzo, 42, is believed to be a former commercial pilot in Chile. His body was located in a nearby field after a brief search, per the report.

The unnamed student pilot, who held a license but had limited flying experience, described the moment in detail. "He took his headphones off, arranged his belongings including his mobile phone, took his seatbelt off, opened the door which is very difficult to open and jumped out," she said, according to the outlet.


Sad.

[LisaL]

1. That is one strange story.

Why exactly did this guy couldn't do it by flying the plane alone and then jumping out of it or crushing it? Why did he have to involve a student?

[BannonsLiver]

5. I've never flown a plane

But one has to assume had he done it alone and jumped from the plane it would have continued flying until it ran out of fuel or crashed into something. In either case that could be a home or other structures on the ground.

[LisaL]

7. So he is concerned about structures on the ground but not the student?

[WarGamer]

8. oh yeah that's it

[lame54]

13. Maybe he trusted the student to land it...

Keeping the plane intact to leave to someone

[Lovie777]

2. Damn...............

[dlilafae]

3. Cruel first. Frightening

Sad. Glad the student lived to tell... Solo, dang! 🫪

[WhiteTara]

6. now she's ready for her pilots license

You have to solo. What a hell of way to do that!

[Totally Tunsie]

11. According to the article, the student already has her license.

She just didn't have a great deal of flight experience.

The unnamed student pilot, who held a license but had limited flying experience, described the moment in detail.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Sorry, but what a selfish ASS.

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Want to kill yourself? Fine. Don’t ruin somebody else’s life doing it. He likely ruined aviation for her altogether. What a waste. Jerk.

[Brenda]

9. Seems to be a worldwide pattern.

Men do shit on their way out via suicide, often killing those closest to them. Figuratively or literally (attempted) in this case.

Considering all the violence against women that is increasing, especially in pornoworld, I'd say there is something very malfunctioning with most of them.

Some kind of purge is needed.

[Prairie Gates]

10. My father threw me in the deep end of the pool to teach me how to swim but this seems a bit much

[3catwoman3]

12. How terrified she must have been.