Page 27 - Flight Controls News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

His spine and lost total use of his legs. he uses a device and stands up and starts walking. what he has on is something called indigo. it is a powered ex-owe skeleton. it is a helps him walk. this gives michael what he thought he would never have again the. you never get enough of walking? >> until no, you never do. you don't know what you have until you miss it. so many times we walk around all day, i'm tired. i can't wait until i sit down. it is the opposite for me. >> reporter: he just can not get enough of it. he will walk four or five hours at a time. this is one of three similar devices...

They're running the checklists and making sure that everything has been done that they need to do and it's the bottom line, as long as you're not on fire and the your flight controls are working, everything is pretty much under control at this point. so, that that's the only thing, just making sure that everything has been covered in the checklist and that they do have a plan. and that's a plan that's not only for the approach and landing, but also what to do after they land and possibly an evacuation could come after that. >> megyn: jon? >> and also, dj, probably asking the passengers to move...

Stealth fighter jet. the tiny one-seater looks like a toy that might not be able to fly. they call it laughable fake. a reporter for foreign policy said it looks like the iranian dumped some rudimentary flight controls and an ejection sheet into a shell molded into what they thought were stealthy angles. a defense analyst looks like it might make noise and vibrate if you put a quarter in it. president ahmadinejad said it carries a message of peace, friendship, and brotherhood. our military achievements, he said, do not pose a threat to anyone. seems like in this particular case, it doesn't pos...

And now it is time for "the mix." sol so get this. you've got a pilot. his name is ryan thompson. he's in the plane with his girlfriend, sort of taking her out for a ride. >> uh-huh. >> it's being videotaped. we have some of the videotape. now he starts pretending that there is -- the plane is about to crash. >> pretending. >> there is a little problem. and basically says, honey, i need you to stay calm, the flight controls aren't responding. i will need you to read through the emergency procedure. >> she is like, kind of, reading it. and then, apparently -- >> then apparently, hidden in the f...

The landing gear telling the plane it is on the ground not flying. turning off pressurization and the autopilot. >> if it thinks it's on the ground, it's going to want to pull the throttles all the way back. so there's no more thrust out of the engines. >> reporter: alaska air says a backup system immediately restored air pressure in the cabin. oxygen masks were never deployed. and the pilots took the flight controls. >> systems are not working properly you need to know how to manually fly the airplane and bring it back safely. >> reporter: and just like that, the pilots took control. flying t...