Southwest Airlines Pilot Praised for Her 'Nerves of Steel' 西南航空女机长临危不乱获赞
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An American pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the plane lost
an engine is being praised for her "nerves of steel."
The pilot, Tammie Jo Schults, was flying a Southwest Airlines plane from New
York City to Dallas, Texas, when the engine blew and broke apart. She landed the
plane safely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sharp pieces of the engine struck and broke one of the plane's windows. One
passenger died after being partly sucked out of the plane. That passenger,
Jennifer Riordan, was sitting next to the window that broke.
Seven other people were hurt.
Schults, who is 56 years old, took the plane into a fast descent. Passengers
used oxygen masks and prepared for the force of landing.
Schults' clear thinking during a high-pressure situation helped save many
lives.
Schults is familiar with high-pressure situations. She got her first flying
experience in the United States Navy, touching down fighter planes at speeds of
240 kilometers per hour.
She was one of the first female fighter pilots in the Navy.
As the Reuters news agency reports, Schults wanted to become a pilot from a
young age. In a story on the fighter plane blog F-16.net, she said she tried to
attend an aviation career day at her high school. But she was told they did not
accept girls.
After serving in the Navy, Schuts joined Southwest Airlines as a pilot. She
started working there in 1993.
On Tuesday, Schults calmly told air traffic control that part of her plane
was missing, and that she would need emergency workers on the ground after she
landed.
Passengers praised Schults for being calm and caring in an extremely
difficult situation.
One passenger, Diana McBride Self, wrote on Facebook, "Tammie Jo Schults, the
pilot came back to speak to each of us personally. This is a true American
Hero...A huge thank you for her knowledge, guidance and bravery..."
Another passenger, Alfred Tumlinson, thanked Shults and her crew. He told the
Associated Press, "She has nerves of steel. That lady, I applaud her. I'm going
to send her a Christmas card...for getting me on the ground. She was
awesome."
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