New pilot glides plane to safety after passenger flips switches, turns off engine

A newly qualified pilot is being hailed a hero in Australia for safely landing a small plane after fighting off an elderly passenger who tried to grab the controls and cut off the engine.

New pilot glides plane to safety after passenger flips switches, turns off engine

A newly qualified pilot is being hailed a hero in Australia for safely landing a small plane after fighting off an elderly passenger who tried to grab the controls and cut off the engine.

Police will be talking to the 82-year-old after the pilot made an emergency mayday call over New South Wales.

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