Downed Down Under

THE 28-YEAR-OLD PILOT was building a solid career. He'd been flying professionally for seven years, accumulating 3,800 flight hours, and had just added an ATP to his ratings. By late 2001 he was earning his living flying a King Air C90 -- his first turboprop -- for Eastland Air, an Australian...

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