My Favourite C402 story
One Sunday afternoon shift in Lae tower I had a Talair 402 conduct circuit training off runway 14, if my memory is correct the instructor was Russell Fitzgerald? and he was training a national pilot.
After a few circuits an EFATO was performed (without warning).. I thought I was going to witness my second ditching (remember Max?) The 402 disappeared from sight as it was pushed forward downhill towards the "beach" at the end of the runway. A few scary seconds later I saw it flying low over the water before climbing out.
A phone call later revealed that the use of ground effect following an engine failure was being demonstrated.
Last edited by cac_sabre; 7th May 2013 at 10:56.