Q400:
It was not me ground looping the Aztec or landing the 402 hard
When did this happen?
A fellow pilot for Virgin Air tried to land the Aztec in St. Barths during a rain shower:
He came in hot over the hill, landed long, started skidding with locked brakes, decided to take off instead, and crossed the beach and hit the drink with full power.
Everybody survived and I flew the FAA and NTSB down there a few hours later.
Also picked up the wet pilot and took him back to base.
For a while I did instruct new pilots on the St. Barths approach. Some could hack it, some never could.
Knowing what I know today, I will never fly in there as a pax.
Life is too short already.
Who did you fly for down there?
(I worked for Aero Virgin Island, Eastern Metro Express, Virgin Island International Airlines, Virgin Air,
Lewis Airlines and Southern Flyer)
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