A student pilot was forced to take control of a plane and land alone after her instructor allegedly opened the aircraft door and jumped out during a training flight in Argentina. The 22-year-old was flying a Cessna C-150 with instructor Leandro Bertazzo, 42, when the incident unfolded near Toledo in the province of Cordoba on Saturday afternoon.
The student, who is believed to have held a pilot's licence but had limited flying experience, told investigators that Bertazzo removed his headset, arranged his belongings, took off his seatbelt and opened the aircraft window before leaving the plane. Despite witnessing the instructor fall from the aircraft, she managed to remain calm, continue flying and return safely to Coronel Olmedo Airport, where the flight had started.
