A pilot thought his instructor was 'pretending to nap' but the man had actually died inflight | Business Insider

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A flight instructor accompanying a pilot suffered cardiac arrest and died shortly after takeoff — but the pilot thought he was 'pretending to take a nap'.

A flying instructor died during a private flight last year, according to a new safety report.A UK aviation body found three instances of pilots dying of a heart attack mid-flight since 2005.A flight instructor accompanying a pilot on a private flight in England last year suffered cardiac arrest and died shortly after takeoff — but the pilot thought his fellow flier was"just pretending to take a nap" and didn't realise the truth until after landing on the runway.

Pre-flight, the pilot said he and the instructor were chatting normally; the last words he remembered the instructor saying were:"Looks good, there is nothing behind you," according to the report. The pilot continued to fly the circuit, but soon after, the instructor slumped over with his head resting on the pilot's shoulder, according to the incident report; the pilot still believed the instructor to be kidding and continued to fly as normal.

Fire crew and air ambulance medical crew promptly arrived and tried to revive the instructor, but he remained unresponsive and paramedics were unable to save him.

 

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