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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. He decided on a flying career at 14years old when his father organised a tour of the royal australian air force raaf academy at. His multiawardwinning and bestselling book qf32 is a blowbyblow story of. To read more from good weekend magazine, visit our page at the sydney morning herald or. 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. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via singapore. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to. The title is the qantas flight number on which the incident occurred. Advice on making decisions from a lifesaving pilot. 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. Even experienced crashinvestigators later revealed they thought recovery in such circumstances was impossible.

The pilot who saved the qantas a380 qf32 captain richard. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge. 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. He specialises in the history, geography, and literature of the han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material concerning. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. Well written and lots of interesting facts throughout. 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.

On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the worlds worst air disasters. Published by sydney, macmillanpan macmillan 2012 2012 used. Investigators would later determine that an oil fire inside one of the left jets had caused a massive. On qf32 he was getting a route check, and said either dave or harry check captains could end my career that day with a. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. Winner of abia awards for best general nonfiction book of the year 20. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Advice on making decisions from a lifesaving pilot sbs news. 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. 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. In 2010, richard woodward, a vice president of the australian and international pilots. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight qf32 an airbus a380, the largest and. He has presented to fortune 500 companies, the federal government and its agencies, including defence, safety and investigation.