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1. Call for Help. Take the chair on the left. Put on your headset and switch on the radio. Tune it to 121.5 (the emergency channel) and push the talk button on the yoke to contact air traffic control. They’ll call an instructor to guide you down.
2. Set the autopilot. Get nagivational aids (like radio ranges) from air traffic control and input the figures on the keyboard.
3. Program your approach. The instructor will give you a frequency, which you enter into the Instrument Landing System. The device will then pick up radio signals from the assigned runway and provide both lateral and vertical guidance (i.e., calculate the precise speed and angle of descent, usually 3 degrees). The autopilot will begin to slow down the plane - which is handy, considering if you tried and stalled you’d drop like a safe.
4. Prepare for Landing. Keep an eye on your speed (the gauge is on the left monitor). When it falls to 130 knots, flip the switch to lower the flaps, then pull the lever to release the landing gear.
5. Brake carefully. If the brakes are engaged when you land, you’ll blow out the tires. Once you touch down, push the tops of the pedals. (The bottoms are for steering in the air.) Exhale.
From the 15th Anniversary Edition of WIRED.
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