Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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On Friday, a passenger in a King Air C90A landed safely&nbsp;at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield after the pilot suffered a medical incapacitation event, according to an airport spokesman. The King Air touched down on Runway 12L although it ran off the runway into a grassy area. An air traffic controller reportedly helped the passenger control the King Air and land.
According to FlightAware’s recording of the flight, the King Air departed from Henderson, Nevada, where it is registered to Su El Holdings, at just after 11 a.m. PDT. Most of the flight took place at FL200, but at about 1:00 p.m. it diverted to Bakersfield, about 75 nm away. Descending slowly, the King Air leveled off at about 1,500 feet and circled three times before lining up with Runway 12L. The final ADS-B record shows the King Air descending at 706 fpm at 140 knots groundspeed at 900 feet, then touching down at 1:40 p.m.

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Passenger Lands King Air C90 after Pilot Medical Incapacitation Issue

Aircraft touched down on the runway then departed onto a grassy area

On Friday afternoon, a passenger in a King Air C90A landed safely at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield after the pilot suffered a medical incapacitation event, according to an airport spokesman. 

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