‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdown
Verified: 192 outlets in 57 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 16 of them from the United States.
The controller assured him there was not and continued talking him through the approach. His...
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
16 outlets from the United States, where the story is: AirlineGeeks, AOL, Ars Technica and 13 more · how we count
- Nov 13, 3:42 AM UTCFirst reportNew York, Boston and Philadelphia Flights Disrupted as Storms Trigger FAA Ground Stopsrustourismnews.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:18 PM UTC+18 hFAA orders ground stop at all US airports due to 'extraordinary circumstance and reasons for safety'dw.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:25 PM UTC+18 hFAA grounds all flight within US immediatelycnc3.co.tt ↗
- Nov 15, 6:47 AM UTC+2 dFAA Lifts Nationwide Ground Stop After Outage Disrupts US And Transatlantic Travelworthynews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 6:51 AM UTC+2 d· you’re reading this‘I don’t know what to do’: student pilot on first solo flight caught in US shutdownthecitizen.co.tz ↗
- Nov 15, 7:10 AM UTC+2 dWhat to know about flights after the US nationwide ground stopmyrepublica.nagariknetwork.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:32 AM UTC+2 dLouisville airport travelers consider other options amid flight cancellationswlky.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same student pilot's first solo flight disrupted by the nationwide ground stop, with no conflicting facts.
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