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The pilot who unlatched the door says he blacked out face down in the cockpit as the aircraft plunged, and still loves flying
Abu Dhabi [UAE] : Captain Smit Machchhar, who has been hailed as the hero for averting the potential catastrophe aboard a flydubai flight on September 30, recalled the incident, stating he suffered several blows in an attack by the co-pilot before he could open the cockpit door.
Tried to block the blows…Vision narrowed, I lost consciousness: Capt Smit Machchhar recalls flydubai mid-air attack