“The Plane Went Silent at 30,000 Feet — Until an 11-Year-Old Girl Took the Pilot’s Seat”

the aircraft onto a northwesterly course. Below them, she could make out the thin line of Interstate 5 cutting through the Oregon landscape.

“There’s the highway,” she confirmed. “As long as we follow that, we’ll reach Eugene.”

The descent continued. At 15,000 ft, turbulence shook the aircraft. Mia’s hands tightened on the yoke, making constant tiny continue reading …