Category Archives: Richard de Crespigny

Backstory – Annual General Meeting of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA)

19 May, 2013 · by · in News, QF32 Book - Back Stories, Richard de Crespigny

Coral and I had the pleasure to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) in Hervey Bay last week end. In this fast and competitive world, it’s getting harder to find the time for aviators to meet, network, help and mentor the youger entrants in this field.   So it […]

Physics for the Coffee Table – Quiz # 6 – No Winners This Week!

15 April, 2013 · by · in Physics For The Coffee Table, Richard de Crespigny, Technical

Question # 6 See also:   Physics for the Coffee Table Situation A major city (population 5 million) is planning to build a new airport at a new location inside the city.  Two sites are proposed: one beside the ocean and one twenty kilometers  inland from the ocean. Consider the noise levels originating from aircraft […]

QF32 WINS THE INDIE AWARD 2013 FOR NON FICTION

26 March, 2013 · by · in News, QF32 - The Story, QF32 Book - Back Stories, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny

Other QF32 Awards <Editor:  Our congratulations to M.L. Stedman,  Toni Jordan, Rich and Margo Lanagan> Press Release: Sydney, Australia, Monday, 25 March 2013:  Tonight at Berkelouw Bookstore, Paddington, the independent booksellers of Australia announced The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman as their favourite Australian book from last year and the winner of The Indie Book of the […]

QF32 shortlisted for the 2013 Indie Awards

1 February, 2013 · by · in News, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny

It’s official! QF32 has been voted into the short list for the Indie Awards for 2013. The Indie Awards have a proud tradition of identifying the best of Australian writing.   Most of  the previous winners,  have gone on to win other extraordinary literary awards.  QF32 will also by  vying for the coveted “Indie ‘Book of […]

Physics for the Coffee Table

10 January, 2013 · by · in Physics For The Coffee Table, Richard de Crespigny

About Physics for the Coffee Table Richard wrote a book in the late 1980s called “Physics For the Coffee Table”  (PFTCT). The book (or series of books) consisted of many seemingly basic questions about day to day events that had counter-intuitive answers. The book was inspired by a remarkable physicist by the name of Professor Julius Sumner […]

Back Story – QF32 page 290 – Coral

18 December, 2012 · by · in My Family, QF32 - The Story, QF32 Book - Back Stories, QF32 Book - Personal, Richard de Crespigny

Coral’s QF32 Many readers have picked up a glaring omission from my QF32 story.   It’s the story to be told by my wonderful wife Coral. I had put Coral’s side of the QF32 story into the draft, but the editors pulled the text to keep the reader “in the moment” and to trim the book’s already […]

QF32 – Interviews and Book Reviews

4 November, 2012 · by · in QF32 - The Story, QF32 Book - Back Stories, Reviews, Richard de Crespigny

Summary I have conducted many interviews with media since the QF32 book was launched.   Some were funny, some serious. Many readers have asked for links to these interviews.   Here are links to some …. Radio Richard Fidler on ABC  (1 hour) …. it was an amazing, engrossing episode – as, indeed, are most […]

Pheu!

10 September, 2012 · by · in QF32 - The Story, QF32 Book - Back Stories, QF32 Book - Technical Crew, QF32 Book - Training, Richard de Crespigny

I’ve just passed the third of my four annual (four hour) simulator checks for this year.  It is not a trivial effort – requiring two full weeks of considerable preparation. So now I have time to answer your (extensive) questions and publish more back stories.    Ensure you have entered your details at “FOLLOW BLOG […]

Richard’s (future) big jets book

29 June, 2012 · by · in A380, Airbus, Big Jets Book (planned 2014), Richard de Crespigny, Rolls-Royce

I am producing a technical book about Big Jets (jets bigger than A320s and B737s right up to and including the A380). For aspiring aviators who are pursuing a career flying Big Jets and for commercial aviation pilots, The Big Jets book provides an in-depth and technical explanation for aircraft designs and aircraft operations. Unlike […]

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