Very nice story...except the part about the pilot dieing
, but that's the stuff Hollywood movies are made of!
In that area, I can't think of a better place to land then KRSW. The runway is plenty long and plenty wide! Runway 6 is 12,000 feet long, and 150 ft wide (I think I'm correct on the width, not positive thou...). KFMY (Page Field) is close by, but it's runways are shorter, and it's downtown.
For all of us non-pilots: You always wonder if you were in that situation, would you have the fortitude to take the controls and do what he did. I'd like to think I could. Awesome job Doug!