up and you say you didn't even think about that. >> that would be a little formidable to think about that. you know. i just was trying to be part of the team and do exactly what the captain needed. >> you were scheduled to be off work that day. do you believe in some way this was a little bit of fate that you were able to intervene the wayรง you did? >> i hope so. i hope so. i like to think of it that way. >> what about the reaction that you've been getting from your fellow crew members, folks at home and even the people on that plane. were they patting you on the back saying, patti, thank goodness you were here. >> no, the passengers didn't really know anything about this until the paramedics met the plane for the first officer. so, i stayed in the cockpit until everyone had deplaned. i thought that would be better. >> because of what you did, a lot of people landed safely