On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:51:12 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote:

Wingnut writes:

Consider who would have been landing the plane if something had caused
the pilot to also conk out, though. Then her prior flight experience
would have become quite relevant indeed.

Not necessarily.

So, you're sayign that flight experience is irrelevant to flying an
aircraft?

There are two myths that need to be dispelled, namely (1) the notion
that anyone with any piloting experience necessarily will do a better
job of getting an plane home safely in an emergency

The notion that experience at something improves one's ability at that
something is a "myth"? Since when?

(2) the notion that someone without any piloting experience would
necessarily crash the airplane.

I don't think anyone here has claimed that. Though the less someone knows
about operating an aircraft, the poorer their odds.

An experienced Cessna pilot without help over the radio will probably
get in some possibly fatal trouble

Not the scenario here. This person was a commercial pilot, not just
someone who had operated their own personal plane.