Captain Behnam, the one who saved the lives of 381 passengers


turned around In the picture, the damaged engine of the plane can be seen after landing In the picture, the damaged engine of the plane can be seen after landing Twin engine airplanes are very difficult to control when one engine stops. The situation was very difficult. We were at an altitude of 36 thousand feet. In the cockpit was me and my co-pilot, with another pilot who was also a United pilot. Because there were many passengers and we did not have an empty seat for this pilot, there are two empty seats in the cockpit, he was sitting there. In fact, this plane does not have a capacity of more than 364 people, but that day we had 381 people. Children who are under two years old are not considered for calculating the weight and balance of the plane, and we call them onboard souls; It means that they have a soul, but because they have no weight, they are not counted as passengers.