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Pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
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Key Points:
- Flight instructor Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, 42, died after jumping out of a moving Cessna 150 plane during a training flight in Toledo, Argentina, leaving his 22-year-old student, Rosario, to land the aircraft alone.
- Before jumping, Bertazzo told the student, "You know what you have to do, carry on," then removed his headset and seatbelt, opened the door mid-flight, and exited the plane.
- Eduardo Álvarez, director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flying school, stated there were no prior signs of Bertazzo planning to jump and described the act as difficult and unexpected.
- Despite being in shock, the student successfully landed the plane without damage, and prosecutors have launched an investigation into the circumstances of Bertazzo’s death.
- Bertazzo was a highly experienced pilot and instructor who had also worked in Chile, and his colleagues expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
