An unfortunate semi-secret of the aviation world is that no control tower has ever talked a non-pilot through landing a craft successfully. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650464/can-passenger-be-talked-through-landing-plane-emergency
Many people apparently think at least mainline planes have pushbutton takeoff/landing operations and auto-pilot functions that are effectively magical.
https://www.threads.net/@crankyelephant/post/DEKvPhcPOk9
Glenn Fleishman
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