In the off chance you find yourself in this situation…
Aviate, navigate, communicate.
Make sure the plane is flying nice and level. Then figure out where you are and what your heading is. Finally, figure out the radio and get in contact with someone so they can get you help.
Don’t do it yourself either. Commercial pilots are experts in a field that is as nuanced and technically demanding as medicine or law, and there are still two of them on the flight deck to manage the aircraft. Get someone, anyone, to hop in the other seat and look for switches, instruments, checklists, manage comms…etc.
In the off chance you find yourself in this situation…
Aviate, navigate, communicate. Make sure the plane is flying nice and level. Then figure out where you are and what your heading is. Finally, figure out the radio and get in contact with someone so they can get you help.
Don’t do it yourself either. Commercial pilots are experts in a field that is as nuanced and technically demanding as medicine or law, and there are still two of them on the flight deck to manage the aircraft. Get someone, anyone, to hop in the other seat and look for switches, instruments, checklists, manage comms…etc.