Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via singapore. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more. The mammoth book of air disasters and near misses mammoth books 429. He specialises in the history, geography, and literature of the han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material. Four minutes after takeoff, one of the engines of qf32. The captains extraordinary account of how one of the worlds worst air disasters was averted. He saved 460 lives when they were able to safely land the aircraft in singapore. It will certainly not imply as abundant as the money offer you. Life lessons from the cockpit of qf32, has been released today passengers described seeing a puff of white smoke and hearing a. He was the pilot in command of qantas 32, the a380 which took off from singapore, suffered a massive engine failure, and ultimately landed. And on november 4, 2010, on flight qf32 from singapore to sydney, he and his crew suffered what is called a black swan event. He has presented to fortune 500 companies, the federal government and its agencies, including defence, safety and investigation.
Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight. Join facebook to connect with june richard and others you may know. 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. 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.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover phillips connections and jobs at similar companies. This is the riveting, blowbyblow story of qf 32, and how a mortally wounded plane was saved. What air crash investigations didnt tell you about qf32. For me the strangest thing was on the last page 334. Northern star resources bill beament is this years 40under40 first amongst equals, heading off strong competition from the three other finalists julie shuttleworth, steve gostlow, and phil britten. Our collection contains a wealth of material to help you research and find your connection with the wartime experiences of the brave men and women who served in australias military forces. Well written and lots of interesting facts throughout. Qantas pilot who saved 469 lives to speak at airventure aopa. For a start, he says any qantas crew would have been just as successful.
On 4 november 2010, the aircraft operating the route, an airbus a380, suffered an uncontained failure in one of its four trent 900 engines. The failure occurred over batam island, indonesia, four minutes after takeoff from singapore changi airport. In 2010, thousands of feet in the air above singapore, the 469 passengers aboard qf32 found themselves in a crisis that no one could have anticipated when the a380 in which they were flying suffered a catastrophic explosion. Also credit to qantas for the rigid training their pilots undertake and continually upgrade their skills every year. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sophias connections and jobs at similar companies.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes 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. When some individuals have absence to face the life, individuals with many e books. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Jan 01, 2012 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 has behaved this way his entire career because he is committed to giving. Merchant marine captain us navy veteran nautical and aviation historian. On 4 november 2010, a flight from singapore to sydney came within a knife edge of being one of the worlds worst air disasters. In part one of our twopart interview, kristy granthart, ceo, spark compliance consulting, shares her perspective on starting andor growing a career in compliance, as related in her recent book, how to have a wildly successful career in compliance available here. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. 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. There were some technical points he made that i didnt fully understand which ive outlined below, perhaps someone could clarify them for me please. Hes also one of the nations outstanding corporate speakers. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight qf32 an. 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.
Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. The title is the qantas flight number on which the incident occurred. 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. On 24 november 2010, he was in charge of the huge a380 airbus, fitted with state. He flies the worlds largest passenger aircraft, the airbus a380, for qantas airways. Mar, 20 western australias leading news and data service. From the author of fly life lessons from the cockpit of qf32.
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