Pilot Vanishes, Plane Soars On: The Baffling 10 Minutes No One Was at the Controls
Ever have one of those days when you wish you could do your job while completely unconscious? Apparently, so did the copilots at Lufthansa. Imagine sitting back with your tiny little pretzel bag, 30,000 feet in the sky, blissfully unaware that there’s no one driving this thing—not even the autopilot seems thrilled by the promotion. Last year, 205 unsuspecting passengers enjoyed ten whole minutes of pilot-free air travel when the copilot fainted, leaving the cockpit emptier than the in-flight Wi-Fi. Sometimes, I wonder if commercial aviation is secretly auditioning for an episode of “Survivor: Frequent Flyer Edition.” Would I panic? Or just try to score an extra ginger ale?
But let’s be honest, maybe this is the future airlines have in store for us—full-on “choose your own adventure,” but with turbulence. So here’s the million-mile question: What would you do if you found out your plane’s in cruise control mode, literally? Hold onto your neck pillow and enjoy the witty, wild reactions that prove sometimes the most unexpected situations bring out the funniest sides of us all. LEARN MORE.
A Lufthansa flight with 205 people on board went without a pilot for 10 minutes last year after the copilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit. What do you think?
“Bet we could get to 20 minutes unmanned, easy.”
Joshua Hinkle, Chant Writer
“Lucky. I can never sleep through flights.”
Ruth Mraz, Pork Taster
“Cracking a window usually helps me stay awake while driving.”
Daniel Bobik, Soap Supplier
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