Two excerpts from the ABC’s The World Today program . . .
ELEANOR HALL: Now to the lawsuit about a terrifying Qantas flight in 2008 when a jet plummeted towards the ocean off Western Australia before making an emergency landing. More than 100 people on board were injured and it's been revealed that the plane's pilot hasn't been able to fly since.
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ALISON CALDWELL: As I understand it, some of the pilots have actually joined this compensation claim. Is that right?
FLOYD WISNER: Yes, all three of three as a matter of fact including the captain who was flying the plane at the time is a former top gun pilot from the US navy. He is an American with also Australian citizenship. He has told me that when the plane went out of control, the computer would not give him back control of the plane and he said it was in a dive. All he could see was the ocean. He has never been as frightened as he was at that point despite all his prior military aircraft training.
ALISON CALDWELL: Has he been able to fly since?
FLOYD WISNER: No. He would certainly like to fly again. He loves flying but this experience has just been traumatising even for a very experienced and capable pilot such as him.
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