Pilot debunks myth about plumber who landed flydubai plane

The plumber, who has never touched the helm of the plane, could not land the flydubai, which in late September almost crashed after the alleged attack of the co-pilot on the captain. This was reported by the pilot of the 1st class, commander of Airbus A320 Andrey Litvinov.

“The plumber, of course, did not land the plane. He got him out of the woods. This was a short-term intervention, because the aircraft was in a sharp decline and exceeded the speed of 100 knots, that is, about 185 km / h. And that’s why he went beyond all constructive limits. Therefore, when this plumber burst into the cockpit, he apparently pulled the helm on himself and led the plane into the horizon. Thus, he interrupted the dive, he said.

Litvinov stressed that without professional knowledge, the landing of the board is impossible. “Well, the plane would have been flying for a while, but it wouldn’t have come down and landed. This requires professional education, said the pilot.

About the Israeli plumbers who saved the plane flydubai, previously said the President of the United States Donald trump. The man, who had never flown a plane, pulled the attacker out of his seat, took the helm and leveled the plane just before the crash, the US leader said.

The man's name is Yaniv Hyon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him a “hero who saved many lives” and also posted a man’s page on the Midrag platform in X to search for private craftsmen.

On the morning of September 30, a flydubai plane en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv issued a distress call and then transmitted the code that is used in a possible capture. Flightradar service recorded a sharp decline of the aircraft by 14,000 feet (about 4.2 km) in one minute.

On board were 174 people, including Israeli citizens and citizens of other countries.

Netanyahu said one of the pilots stabbed another pilot. Israeli TV channel i24 reported that passengers along with crew members neutralized the pilot. According to Channel 12, the aircraft was taken over by the crew on board as part of the exercise after the incident. The plane managed to land in Saudi Arabia, while the liner suffered damage to the tail.

The Telegraph, citing sources, wrote that Israeli special services are working on a version of the intention of the co-pilot to send the plane to the skyscraper according to the scenario of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.