Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121027:22:44:00
Student pilot flies in the front seat and instructor pilots like hut fly in the back seat. >> when we sign the plane out, the instructor is the pilot in command and he is in charge of the plane for the mission. we have a camera in the plane to see how the student is flying so we have that for debrief later. >> among the movements that they practice is touch and go. that's when a pilot touches wheels down briefly and then returns to the air in one fell swoop. without stopping. for fighter pilots, the maneuver is routine, one that can save their lives if a landing must be aborted for any reason....