By andrew carswell, clemintine cuneo and cindy wockner dailytelegraph. 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. From the author of fly life lessons from the cockpit. On 24 november 2010, he was in charge of a huge a380 airbus, fitted with state of the art aviation technology, as it left. That side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. 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. The title is the qantas flight number on which the incident occurred. Qf32 theres a big difference between a pilot and an. Qantas flight 32 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from london to sydney via singapore. Chesley sully sullenberger, captain of flight 1549, the miracle on the hudson the finest book i have ever read. 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 a huge a380 airbus, fitted with state of. Richard remained with the raaf until 1986 when he joined qantas, flying boeing 747, airbus a330 and a380 jet aircraft. Richard s background and flying pedigree gives a rich vein to the eventual story of teamwork and heroism displayed by the flight crew of qf32.
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. Richard describes how teamwork, leadership, skill and resilience saved the lives of all 469 passengers aboard, and what lessons all leaders can glean from. 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 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 multiawardwinning and bestselling book qf32 is a blowbyblow story of what went right when things went wrong in the air. There were some technical points he made that i didnt fully understand which ive outlined below, perhaps someone could clarify them for me please.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Jul 17, 20 that side of the story is told well by the pilotincommand, capt. In the very early stages of the singaporesydney leg of flight qf32, one of the aircrafts four engines exploded. Shortly after leaving changi airport, an explosion shattered engine 2 of qantas flight qf32 an airbus a380, the. On 4 november 2010, the aircraft operating the route, an airbus a380, suffered an uncontained failure in one of its four trent 900 engines. Good evening richard, i read all your books and have been huge inspiration during my training to become a pilot. He has presented to fortune 500 companies, the federal government and its agencies, including defence, safety and investigation. He specialises in the history, geography, and literature of the han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material.