Watch This Embraer Regional Airliner Pilot Wrestle The Jet To The Ground
No, pilots aren't just drinking coffee and checking their e-mail the whole flight — when called upon, they earn every cent of their paychecks. This video of a pilot fighting to put an Embraer E-190 safely on the runway shows that even the most modern airliners still benefit greatly from a highly trained and experienced pair of hands on the controls.
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