Wheels-up landing that gripped the nation . This is a quote from the good old ABC news service about a King Air that did a wheels up landing in Newcastle. According to the article the Air Traffic Controller " talked the pilot down " to a safe outcome. Now the ATC controller { RAAF } is a " hero " for helping save the lives of 3 people. No doubt she did a good job but the bull**** reporting almost makes me cringe.
It is blown up out of all proportion to make it sound like a huge event which it was not.
Good work to the pilot and ATC but not heroic!!