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

below 50 knots, then 30, then 20.

At 500 ft from the end of the runway, Flight 447 came to a complete stop.

For a moment, absolute silence filled the cockpit.

Then Patricia started crying.

Martin slumped in his seat, shaking.

And Mia Chin, 11 years old, slowly released the control yoke and began trembling uncontrollably.

“You did it,” Patricia whispered.continue reading …