Watch the video of the romantic proposal below.
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A lot of people have an instinctive fear of flying even if flying on an airplane is one of the safest modes of transportation on the planet. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that we’re not biologically built to fly. But whatever the case, if you’re an airplane pilot and want to prank someone, you can easily play to that instinctive fear without having to do much at all.
And one pilot did exactly that to his girlfriend. But it wasn’t an ordinary prank but simply the opening move towards a creative way to propose to his girlfriend mid-air.
Pilot David Singha took his girlfriend Liz on a flight in a small plane around a local airport in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 3, 2019. With them were Liz’s best friend and a good friend of his who were in on the plan.
On cue, David and his friend started a conversation about how something might be wrong with the plane. David then asked Liz, who was in the co-pilot’s seat, to take out an emergency handbook and start looking for an emergency landing site such as a field.
Liz was understandably alarmed but David told her to just keep reading the checklist aloud: seatbelts check, loose items stowed, and then suddenly, a check asking if the pilot would love the co-pilot forever.
After David responds with “check,” Liz pauses and starts to get an inkling that something more is afoot.
Finally, Liz came upon the last item on the list that read, “Will you marry pilot in command,” and that’s when Liz finally realizes what was happening.
This time, David brings out the ring and asks her the question and Liz replied with an emphatic yes as the pair get emotional and proclaim their love for each other.
David said: “This was Liz’s first time in a small plane, so I was planning on taking her up just for an introductory flight to see if she would enjoy flying with me more often.
“I asked her best friend, and one of my good friends to come along so Liz wouldn’t be as suspicious.
“With their help, we faked an emergency that required Liz to read a checklist for me, and on the checklist was the proposal!
“I was extremely nervous that I would give it away that the emergency wasn’t real.
“Once the engagement process started, I was overwhelmed with emotions of excitement and love for Liz.
“It went according to plan, Liz believed it was a real emergency, Liz said yes, and we all got an amazing memory to cherish forever!”