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The captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. Book qantas flights to sydney, melbourne and other domestic destinations. Sep 03, 2018 richard remained with the raaf until 1986 when he joined qantas, flying boeing 747, airbus a330 and a380 jet aircraft. I am one of your neighbours, because i was born and i live just above australia and new zealand 1460 km from brisbane and 3 hrs from auckland, noumea, new caledonia. His multiawardwinning and bestselling book qf32 is a blowbyblow story of what went right when things went wrong in the air.

The title is the qantas flight number on which the incident occurred. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via singapore. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. 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. For a start, he says any qantas crew would have been just as successful. Richard remained with the raaf until 1986 when he joined qantas, flying boeing 747, airbus a330 and a380 jet aircraft. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the world. His considerable skills as a pilot of some 35 years was put to the test on 4 november 2010 when he was in charge of the airlines huge a380 airbus the worlds largest and most advanced commercial jetliner as it left singapore for sydney. His presentation was enthralling and completely captivated our audience. The captain of the qantas a380 superjumbo that suffered an engine explosion midflight.

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Baggage, meals and entertainment included on every flight. In 2010 he was the captain on board qantas flight qf32 when it suffered a catastrophic explosion. 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. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via. 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. 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. Qf32, captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds. Would you mind explaining what you know about this subject and how qantas will react to these changes. Jul 17, 20 that side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. Qantas flight 32 qf32 from singapore to sydney part of the kangaroo route many. Best non fiction award in the 20 australian book industry awards and. Hes also one of the nations outstanding corporate speakers. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the worlds worst air disasters.

Chesley sully sullenberger, captain of flight 1549, the miracle on the hudson the finest book i have ever read. Hero pilot who saved 469 people reveals how picturebook day. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. Well written and lots of interesting facts throughout. Life lessons from the cockpit of qf32, has been released today passengers described seeing a puff of white smoke and hearing a loud bang. Winner of abia awards for best general nonfiction book of the year 20. It felt as if we were in the cockpit watching him manage and overcome such a desperate situation. From the author of fly life lessons from the cockpit of qf32. Life lessons from the cockpit of qf32, late last year. His first book, qf32, was an international bestseller, and he released his second, fly.

There were some technical points he made that i didnt fully understand which ive outlined below, perhaps someone could clarify them for me please. Also credit to qantas for the rigid training their pilots undertake and continually upgrade their skills every year. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. This is a book that anyone who flies and for anyone who is afraid to fly. This is the riveting, blowbyblow story of qf 32, and how a mortally wounded plane was saved. Hero pilot who saved 469 people reveals how picturebook. From the author of fly life lessons from the cockpit. On 4 november 2010, the aircraft operating the route, an airbus a380, suffered an uncontained failure in one of its four trent 900 engines.