Sentence examples for steer the plane from inspiring English sources

He was reportedly keen to know how to steer the plane, but not how to take off or land.

Turning off autopilot is hard to do, and you'll find those muscles that steer the plane have atrophied.

At higher speeds, flight controls are more sensitive and less movement is needed to steer the plane.

The pilots were both unhurt in the incident and managed to steer the plane to a nearby beach where they performed minor repairs on the aircraft.

One passenger, it emerges, is a qualified pilot, while another spent years as an air-traffic controller; they are nominated to try to steer the plane to safety should the rebellion succeed.

"If it had fallen on Gonesse, it would have been an unbelievable disaster," said Mr. Corenthin, echoing the view of several local residents who felt that the pilot may have been trying to steer the plane away from the town.

But it still takes highly trained pilots to manage those systems, make critical decisions in the cockpit — and, yes, frequently to steer the planes.

He said that there was no effort to steer the planes to a specific destination, and that no pressure had been exerted on Pentagon officials.

Prosecutors believe the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, 27, deliberately steered the plane into a ravine on 24 March.

There is evidence that the co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, deliberately locked the captain out of the cockpit and steered the plane into the ground.

Studying his position on its moving map, he steered the plane through the clouds nearly the full length of Mystic Pass.