RIP Captain Eric Moody

[Quartz]

https://www.airlineratings.com/news/miracle-pilot-takes-off-for-the-last-time/

It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Captain Eric Moody (84), the miracle pilot, who with his crew nursed his 747 back to life after it flew through volcanic ash on a flight from Kula Lumpur to Perth in 1982.

The following is the story of the event first published on airlineratings.com in 2014.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control. I trust you are not in too much distress.”

 

[mattyg]

What a story and what a great save.

 

[Quartz]

When the time came he stepped up and was not found wanting.

 

[robfosters]

RIP Eric. He was always the first guy the news channels went to when there was a plane crash to get a genuine viewpoint from someone who had lived it.

If I had been on that plane, I would have gone to his funeral or at least sent flowers as I would have him to thank for my life

 

[Adam_151]

For anyone who isn't familar with the story, the Mentour Pilot video on the incident is very much worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYwN1R8hVsI

 

[molinari]

For anyone who isn't familar with the story, the Mentour Pilot video on the incident is very much worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYwN1R8hVsI

I watched that last week, what a story!
RIP