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Told another doctor he was burned out, stressed about his job. "bild" newspaper also reports his flight instructors found him not suitable for flying. he reportedly had to repeat pilot training. so he took a job as a flight attendant. turns out lubitz may have had two women in his life. one a flight attendant with whom he had a short fling and the other, his longtime girlfriend. "the new york times" said he met his girlfriend while working as a cook at burger king. a european government official...

Treatment of a psycho therapist because of what is documented as being suicide. >> reporter: around then lubitz told another doctor he was burned out, vesed about his job. "bild" newspaper also says that his flight instructors said he was not suitable for trying. turns out, lubitz had two women in his life, one a flight attendant with whom he had a short fling, and his long-time girlfriend. he met his girlfriend while working at burger king. they knocked down any idea that he was having problems...

To the side. >> how did he do that? >> two flight instructors were called to give the passenger impromptu lessons on how to fly and how to stay cool under pressure. one of those instructors, roy, is joining us now from england. good to have you on the phone with us. this is unbelievable. how were you able to do something like this, helping someone land a plane for the first time in the dark in. >> well, good morning. yes, it was quite difficult at the time. we had poor john had a very lot of thi...

The pilot falls ill and the passenger, who has no idea how to fly the plane is forced to take the controls. well, that is exactly what happ happened to 77-year-old john wildy over england on tuesday evening. they call in two flight instructors to talk him through. how to safely land the two seater cessna. he said he was absolutely terrified. at one point, he thinks the plane even stalled. he flew over the airport multiple times before finally landing the aircraft in complete darkness. now, sadly...

Northeast england. the problem is, hes never flown a plane before. he had only one choice. >> i called may day, may day, may day like youre supposed to do. ive got no flight experience. >> my pilot is not very well. i havent a clue how to get down. >> air traffic controllers called in flight instructors to talk him down. wylie made three passes before a bumpy and successful touch down. theyre culling him a hero saying he more or less did a controlled crash. the pilot, who was a friend of his, la...

And authorities in arizona say they are considering criminal charges if the mother of a girl with leukemia does not get her daughter medical help. the 11-year-old girl known as emily had been getting chemo at a phoenix hospital when she left with her mother a week ago. doctors say she is at great risk for a deadly infection. a terrible story from north carolina. a man is recovering now after his arm was severed by the propeller of a plane. the man had been flying a small cessna on sunday. work...

Flight instructors say its kind of hard to see the propeller because its moving so fast, it almost looks invisible. the sound should be unmistakable. to walk right into it. >> you have to wonder, just absent-mindedness. you know? just not paying attention. were you just distracted by something? lots of questions. but could have been worse. thats for sure. >> uh-huh. he is alive and in fair condition. well, crews trying to remove the toxic chemical from a south jersey town had to stop when viny...

Person like todays was -- >> they dont meet up anywhere else. anybody can take off. depending where you are in the country, you can fly anywhere juan. >> should there be more psychological screenings for people applying for a private license and going through classes to detect suicidal tendencies? >> i think that will be very hard to do actually. >> is it more often kind of up to the instructor like yourself? you mentioned have you done some of your own screening of flight students? >> i have in...