Yaniv Hayoun, a passenger who flew on Flydubai Flight 1073, reminds us of the incredible power of remembering. The aeroplane he was on began plummeting downward. There was a decision Hayoun could not delay. Either he had to do something or sit by and let people die. He chose to do something.

Though different narratives of this news continue to circulate, Hayoun’s story still offers much to contemplate and reminds us of the exceptional power of memory and its revival. Hayoun had not been trained to fly. He had never flown before. However, he had been watching the Canadian TV series “Mayday” and viewing the basics of controlling aircraft. On that particular flight, he saw the controls and recognized where the control column met the aircraft’s nose.

Hayoun had never imagined the need to ever put such knowledge into practice in his life. However, knowledge has a tendency to wait. Once Hayoun got to the cockpit, he grabbed hold of the control columns and pushed them backward, causing the plane’s nose to rise and halt the steep........

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