Yeah nice one airwaves (and interested), at night how exactly would the tower have seen that the gear wasn't down even if they had been there?? And how would she have known which was the PTT button (in the dark) on the yoke of a 402 which presumably also has an autopilot disconnect button and trim switch (don't quote me on that!), things I'm willing to bet her 152 (or whatever she had flown) didn't. Couldn't we just forgive her for the insurance claim this once and congratulate her for saving their lives?
An instructor once told me to get the gear travelling as soon as you get a positive climb because a gear up landing never killed anyone - discuss
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