Category QF32 Story
Technical – ATSB Report – “QF32 – The story behind the story”
My book “QF32” was published in July 2012, about one year before the ATSB published its report into QF32. Because of this mismatch in time, I was not permitted to publish information discovered by the ATSB that was not already available in the public domain. Information I included in the “Stub Pipe” chapter was therefore limited […]
Happy New Year
My last day of 2016 ended with a twenty four hour long tour of duty flying from Melbourne to Dubai International Airport on board my favorite Airbus A380 named “Nancy-Bird Walton“. Dubai International Airport became choked when visibility at three of the five available airports reduced to just 100 metres. Scores of aircraft arriving from […]
Decision Making (…..& ptsd)
Below find a link to the High Stakes video, a one hour SBS Insight program in which I join many people discussing how people make high-stakes decisions in the face of life and death. Decision Making is an extremely complex topic. Jenny Brockie hosts the discussion, surfacing decisions that many people made and how these decisions changed their lives […]
Buzz Aldrin in Australia
Buzz Aldrin visited Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in November as the guest of “National Geographic Live”. Mars is no longer Science fiction.… it’s now science fact (Ron Howard) Jason Crusan, Dr Katherine Mack, Prof Mark McCaughrean, Ray Martin and Buzz prior to the Canberra performance 7th November 2016. During the evening: Ray Martin interviewed Buzz Aldrin […]
Review “Sully” Movie
Summary “Sully” is a story of personal and team resilience. Sully made a difference for his passengers, crew, company and their friends. The real Sully Sullenberger and Jeff Skiles are larger in life than their characters in the movie. Their values, words and actions provide life lessons for us all. Islands of human resilience like the […]
Aviation Pathways for Aspiring Aviators (version 165 – April 2018)
I urge not just aspiring pilots, but all people working towards a dream to read this article (Brandon Bullhorn) Contents Aviation Pathways Constraints Training Options Employment Options Employment Tests & Interviews Career Development Alternate Career Aviation Industry Aircraft Life Plan Money Where From Here? Summary For more Information Answers to Questions Make a comment / […]
Vale one of the world’s greatest pilots
With a sad and heavy heart I learned that aviator and test pilot Captain Eric Melrose ‘Winkle’ Brown CBE DSC AFC HonFRAeS Royal Navy died on 21 February 2016. “Winkle” Brown was to British aviation what Chuck Yeager is to the USA aviation. When you read his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit […]
A380s, “Sweet Spots” and Storm Petrels (ver 47, August 2017)
The A380 is a passenger magnet! Updates: June 2017 – A380 plus project February 2017 – The challenge of Twins for point-to-point operations A380s, “Sweet Spots” and Storm Petrels I forecast that the A380 neo will eventually be built and that the A380 will be the largest operating passenger aircraft for decades to come. The aviation industry […]
Australia Day 2016 – ICAO & RAeS – “Nancy-Bird Walton Lecture”
I was honoured to present the inaugural Nancy-Bird Walton Lecture on behalf of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters Assembly Hall, Montreal on Monday, 25th January, 2016. International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) ICAO was created in 1944 to provide administration and governance for 191 UN Member States and industry groups. ICAO is […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays / Happy Days where ever you are … Enjoy these two photos taken from my office. Here is a photos from the flight today over Turkey, The world is indeed a small place when at just 40,000 feet we fly above 75% of the Earth’s atmosphere. At a […]
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