Pilot's first solo flight hijack gaffe flight brings F-16 escort

A pilot making his first solo flight was escorted by two F-16 military fighter jets after mistakenly signalling he'd been hijacked.

Pilot's first solo flight hijack gaffe flight brings F-16 escort

A pilot making his first solo flight was escorted by two F-16 military fighter jets after mistakenly signalling he'd been hijacked.

The pilot then landed the Cessna 172 safely at Steller Airpark in Chandler, Arizona.

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