A trainee pilot flew unconscious for about 40 minutes through controlled airspace above adelaide airport after he skipped breakfast on the morning of the flight. Air traffic control made several attempts to contact the pilot who was flying on autopilot from port augusta to parafield on a morning in early march but he did not respond. A trainee pilot flew unconscious for about 40 minutes through controlled airspace above adelaide airport after he skipped breakfast on the morning of the flight.