The book is an edge of the seat read once you get to the incident with so much to go wrong and so much at stake. The growth faculty members can view the full video interview, download the transcript or listen to mp3 audio by logging into the on demand platform. Hero pilot who saved 469 people reveals how picturebook day. He has presented to fortune 500 companies, the federal government and its agencies, including defence, safety and investigation. Because of this mismatch in time, i was not permitted to publish information discovered by the atsb that was not already available in the public domain. In 2010, thousands of feet in the air above singapore, the 469 passengers aboa. The audience was made up of guests from the aviation industry and aviation publishing, an audience that has seen and heard it all when it comes to aviation. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge. Even experienced crashinvestigators later revealed they thought recovery in such circumstances was impossible. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the worlds worst air disasters. When a flight from singapore to sydney had an engine explode on 4 november 2010, hundreds of lives might have been lost. The first half of the book is devoted to his early years and time in the raaf all relevant to his later career with. Richard describes how teamwork, leadership, skill and resilience saved the lives of all 469 passengers aboard, and what lessons all leaders can glean from.
The captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. A really interesting book, that gives an insight into what a modern pilot does for a living, as well as the details of how the engine failure of flight qf32 played out. Since then he has become a spokesperson for crisis management and his new book fly. For a start, he says any qantas crew would have been just as successful. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. The title is the qantas flight number on which the incident occurred.
Visit the help section or contact us advertisement back. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the world. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. On qf32 he was getting a route check, and said either dave or harry check captains could end my career that day with a fail on the route check. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight qf32 an. From the author of fly life lessons from the cockpit. There were some technical points he made that i didnt fully understand which ive outlined below, perhaps someone could clarify them for me please. Best selling author of two books, qf32 and most recently, fly. Chesley sully sullenberger, captain of flight 1549, the miracle on the hudson the finest book i have ever read.
The book is quite well written in easy to understand language and provides an insight into how difficult it is to become a pilot on commercial airlines in australia. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. Covering leadership, teamwork, riskassessment, decisionmaking, crisis management, lifelong resilience and more, its a book whose wisdom can be applied to challenges and opportunities in the workplace as well as to life. Covering leadership, teamwork, riskassessment, decisionmaking, crisis management, lifelong resilience and more, its a book whose wisdom can be applied to challenges and opportunities in the. Richards background and flying pedigree gives a rich vein to the eventual story of teamwork and heroism displayed by the flight crew of qf32. My book qf32 was published in july 2012, about one year before the atsb published its report into qf32. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds. The qantas a380 captain was at the control of the worlds largest and most advanced commercial jetliner when he and his fellow officers were faced with their greatest challenge in early november 2010. Well written and lots of interesting facts throughout. His multiawardwinning and bestselling book qf32 is a.
Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the. It gives a deeper appreciation for the professionalism and dedication given by the pilots, cabin crew and other staff who ensure our skies are safe. Covering leadership, teamwork, risk assessment, decisionmaking, crisis management, lifelong resilience and more, its a book whose wisdom can be applied to challenges and opportunities in the. He carefully explains step by step what happened, why it happened and why he and his crew made the decisions that they did. Jul 17, 20 that side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. Hero pilot who saved 469 people reveals how picturebook.
Life lessons from the cockpit of qf32 is available now in australian book shops. He specialises in the history, geography, and literature of the han dynasty. I am producing a technical book about big jets jets bigger than a320s and b737s right up to and including the a380. Winner of abia awards for best general nonfiction book of the year 20. For aspiring aviators who are pursuing a career flying big jets and for commercial aviation pilots, the.
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