Beechcraft Super King Air Newcastle

[RodH]

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!!

[lucille]

That’s their ABC for ya. A abject waste of $1 billion a year.

[WingNut60]

Originally Posted by lucille

That’s their ABC for ya. A abject waste of $1 billion a year.

Tell me one that is any better.

Every event with a non-horror outcome is populated with heroes.
You can't have too many superlatives in a news broadcast.
Just ask Donny.

[WingNut60]

Or you could try this one by comparison.
Much less sensational.

Boeing 747 makes emergency landing after engine catches fire | Watch (msn.com)

[Fris B. Fairing]

Originally Posted by RodH

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!!

The pilot was interviewed on Nine's Today show and his first comment was; "I think you're overselling it."

[Saintly]

Exactly, ATC and pilot both did their job - a good job too.

[Trevor the lover]

I liked channel 7's reporting of the SQ turbulence. "The plane plunged 6,000 feet in a matter of minutes."